Cedar Lake

Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.91709, -95.72498. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Lake

• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fagen Fighters WWII Museum · museum · Yellow Medicine · ~28 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Machinery Museum · museum · Yellow Medicine · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spellman Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lac Qui Parle · lake · Chippewa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tyson Lake · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lady Slipper Lake · lake · Lyon · ~49 km · Must-see
• School Grove Lake · lake · Redwood · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Swift · ~61 km · Must-see
• Frovold Lake · lake · Swift · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Hassel · lake · Swift · ~68 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Deuel · ~71 km · Must-see
• Solomon Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~71 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Lac qui Parle · ~71 km · Must-see
• Foot Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~72 km · Must-see
• Artichoke Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cedar Lake

• Spellman Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lac Qui Parle · lake · Chippewa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tyson Lake · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lady Slipper Lake · lake · Lyon · ~49 km · Must-see
• School Grove Lake · lake · Redwood · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Swift · ~61 km · Must-see
• Frovold Lake · lake · Swift · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Hassel · lake · Swift · ~68 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Deuel · ~71 km · Must-see

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