Baxter Lake

Baxter Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Baxter Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Baxter Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.50067, -93.48592. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Lake

• Green Lake · lake · Isanti · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit · lake · Isanti · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fog Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~19 km · Must-see
• Norris Lake · lake · Anoka · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake George Park · lake · Anoka · ~24 km · Must-see
• Stratton Lake · lake · Anoka · ~25 km · Must-see
• Babcock Memorial Park · park · Sherburne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve · sanctuary · Anoka · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lory Lake · lake · Isanti · ~33 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Skogman Lake · lake · Isanti · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lewis Lake · lake · Isanti · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trollin Lake · lake · Isanti · ~39 km · Must-see
• Alexis Lake · lake · Isanti · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coon Lake · lake · Anoka · ~41 km · Must-see
• Linderman Lake · lake · Isanti · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mandall Lake · lake · Isanti · ~42 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baxter Lake

• Green Lake · lake · Isanti · ~11 km · Must-see
• Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit · lake · Isanti · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fog Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~19 km · Must-see
• Norris Lake · lake · Anoka · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake George Park · lake · Anoka · ~24 km · Must-see
• Stratton Lake · lake · Anoka · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lory Lake · lake · Isanti · ~33 km · Must-see
• Skogman Lake · lake · Isanti · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lewis Lake · lake · Isanti · ~36 km · Must-see

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