Long Lake

Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.49413, -95.57049. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Minnow Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Lomond · lake · Clearwater · ~16 km · Must-see
• Turtle Lake WPA · lake · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~18 km · Must-see
• Vanose Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beaulieu Lake Dam · lake · Mahnomen · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aspinwall Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Peterson Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~29 km · Must-see
• Warren Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mallard Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~39 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Bass Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~42 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Polk · ~43 km · Must-see
• Buzzle Lake Public Access - County Right-of-Way · lake · Beltrami · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little Elbow Lake Park · lake · Mahnomen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Long Lost Lake South Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Polk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Minnow Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Lomond · lake · Clearwater · ~16 km · Must-see
• Turtle Lake WPA · lake · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~18 km · Must-see
• Vanose Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beaulieu Lake Dam · lake · Mahnomen · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aspinwall Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Peterson Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~29 km · Must-see

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