McCarthy Lake

McCarthy 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 McCarthy 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 McCarthy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.26158, -91.96757. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCarthy Lake

• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Marine Art Museum · museum · Buffalo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Buffalo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Polish Cultural Institute and Museum · museum · Buffalo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~59 km · Must-see
• Perrot State Park · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · park · Goodhue · ~70 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Goodhue · ~70 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo · park · Pepin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mc Carthy Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wabasha · ~1 km
• Lark Toys · museum · Wabasha · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McCarthy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McCarthy Lake

• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~88 km · Must-see
• Altoona Lake · lake · Eau Claire · ~94 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~94 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~102 km · Must-see

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