Boot Lake

Boot 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 Boot 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 Boot Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.68385, -95.08305. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boot Lake

• Lake Independence · lake · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• North Heron Lake · lake · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~30 km · Must-see
• Marble Beach State Recreation Area · beach · Dickinson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bingham Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Osceola · ~35 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Site · fort · Cottonwood · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~39 km · Must-see
• East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rat Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~40 km · Must-see
• West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Higgins Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Talcot Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Boot Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Boot Lake

• Lake Independence · lake · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• North Heron Lake · lake · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bingham Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Osceola · ~35 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~39 km · Must-see

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