Candy Lake

Candy 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 Candy 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 Candy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.88115, -93.34570. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Candy Lake

• Sandwick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~45 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Itasca · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gunn Lake · lake · Itasca · ~49 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake Dam · lake · Saint Louis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~55 km · Must-see
• Four Town Lake · lake · Itasca · ~59 km · Must-see
• Murphy Bay · lake · Itasca · ~66 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Saint Louis · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~69 km · Must-see
• Longyear Lake Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~69 km · Must-see
• Busties Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~14 km
• Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area · lake · Koochiching · ~25 km
• Little American Falls · waterfall · Koochiching · ~26 km
• Walters Lake · lake · Itasca · ~30 km
• McCarthy Beach State Park · beach · Saint Louis · ~39 km
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Candy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Candy Lake

• Sandwick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~45 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Itasca · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gunn Lake · lake · Itasca · ~49 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake Dam · lake · Saint Louis · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~55 km · Must-see
• Four Town Lake · lake · Itasca · ~59 km · Must-see
• Murphy Bay · lake · Itasca · ~66 km · Must-see
• Longyear Lake Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~69 km · Must-see

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