Cottonwood Lake

Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.43061, -93.69757. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cottonwood Lake

• Deer Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~6 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake · lake · Itasca · ~10 km · Must-see
• Murphy Bay · lake · Itasca · ~18 km · Must-see
• Gunn Lake · lake · Itasca · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~26 km · Must-see
• Paper Mill Reservoir · lake · Itasca · ~30 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Itasca · ~33 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chippewa National Forest · sanctuary · Cass · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cut Foot Sioux Lake · lake · Itasca · ~35 km · Must-see
• Four Town Lake · lake · Itasca · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sandwick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~41 km · Must-see
• Six Mile Creek Dam · lake · Cass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnibigoshish · lake · Cass · ~46 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake Dam · lake · Cass · ~49 km · Must-see
• North Country National Scenic Trail (MN) · trek · Itasca · ~51 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Cass · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kenogama Lake · lake · Itasca · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cottonwood Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cottonwood Lake

• Deer Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~6 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake · lake · Itasca · ~10 km · Must-see
• Murphy Bay · lake · Itasca · ~18 km · Must-see
• Gunn Lake · lake · Itasca · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~26 km · Must-see
• Paper Mill Reservoir · lake · Itasca · ~30 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Itasca · ~33 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cut Foot Sioux Lake · lake · Itasca · ~35 km · Must-see
• Four Town Lake · lake · Itasca · ~38 km · Must-see

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