Dunning Lake

Dunning 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 Dunning 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 Dunning Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.34119, -93.34167. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dunning Lake

• Murphy Bay · lake · Itasca · ~19 km · Must-see
• North Country National Scenic Trail (MN) · trek · Itasca · ~23 km · Must-see
• Paper Mill Reservoir · lake · Itasca · ~25 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~26 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Itasca · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gunn Lake · lake · Itasca · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake · lake · Itasca · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~45 km · Must-see
• Longyear Lake Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sandwick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~55 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake Dam · lake · Cass · ~60 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rat House Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chippewa National Forest · sanctuary · Cass · ~68 km · Must-see
• Six Mile Creek Dam · lake · Cass · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dunning Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dunning Lake

• Murphy Bay · lake · Itasca · ~19 km · Must-see
• Paper Mill Reservoir · lake · Itasca · ~25 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~26 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Itasca · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gunn Lake · lake · Itasca · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake · lake · Itasca · ~38 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~45 km · Must-see
• Longyear Lake Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~51 km · Must-see

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