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: 45.70492, -94.71407. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~6 km · Must-see
• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~11 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sauk Lake Wayside Park · lake · Stearns · ~23 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~24 km · Must-see
• Latimer Lake · lake · Todd · ~33 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Todd · ~37 km · Must-see
• McCarrahan Lake · lake · Todd · ~40 km · Must-see
• Assumption Chapel · church · Stearns · ~45 km · Must-see
• Giant Crow Statue · lake · Stearns · ~46 km · Must-see
• Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum · museum · Morrison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Charles A. Lindbergh State Park · park · Morrison · ~47 km · Must-see
• English Grove Lake · lake · Douglas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Osakis · lake · Todd · ~48 km · Must-see
• Grove Lake · lake · Pope · ~48 km · Must-see
• Little Falls Dam · waterfall · Morrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sartell Dam · lake · Stearns · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~11 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sauk Lake Wayside Park · lake · Stearns · ~23 km · Must-see
• Latimer Lake · lake · Todd · ~33 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Todd · ~37 km · Must-see
• McCarrahan Lake · lake · Todd · ~40 km · Must-see
• Giant Crow Statue · lake · Stearns · ~46 km · Must-see
• English Grove Lake · lake · Douglas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Osakis · lake · Todd · ~48 km · Must-see

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