Fools Lake

Fools 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 Fools 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 Fools Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.61609, -91.67672. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fools Lake

• Greenwood Lake · lake · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Seven Beaver Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~20 km · Must-see
• Superior National Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bear Island Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Farm Lake · lake · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Newton Falls · waterfall · Lake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Listening Point · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lax Lake Overlook · lake · Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Burntside Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tettegouche State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jasper Peak · viewpoint · Saint Louis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Crab Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~58 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Lake · lake · Lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Beach · lake · Saint Louis · ~59 km · Must-see
• Palisade Head · viewpoint · Lake · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tin Can Mike Lake · lake · Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Disappointment Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fools Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fools Lake

• Greenwood Lake · lake · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Seven Beaver Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bear Island Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~35 km · Must-see
• Farm Lake · lake · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lax Lake Overlook · lake · Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Burntside Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crab Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~58 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Lake · lake · Lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Beach · lake · Saint Louis · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park · lake · Saint Louis · ~61 km · Must-see

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