Ella Lake

Ella 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 Ella 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 Ella Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.07968, -94.81472. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ella Lake

• Summit Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kasota Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pay Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Kandiyohi Lake County Park East · lake · Kandiyohi · ~14 km · Must-see
• Peterson Lake · lake · Meeker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hope Lake · lake · Meeker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Lillian · lake · Kandiyohi · ~17 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Meeker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thompson Lake · lake · Meeker · ~21 km · Must-see
• Willmar WarHawks · lake · Kandiyohi · ~22 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~22 km · Must-see
• Skataas Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~24 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~25 km · Must-see
• Foot Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~25 km · Must-see
• Woodcock Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Ripley · lake · Meeker · ~27 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake · lake · Meeker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Atkinson Lake · lake · Meeker · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ella Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ella Lake

• Summit Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kasota Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pay Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Kandiyohi Lake County Park East · lake · Kandiyohi · ~14 km · Must-see
• Peterson Lake · lake · Meeker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hope Lake · lake · Meeker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Lillian · lake · Kandiyohi · ~17 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Meeker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thompson Lake · lake · Meeker · ~21 km · Must-see
• Willmar WarHawks · lake · Kandiyohi · ~22 km · Must-see

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