Mitchell Slough

Mitchell Slough: 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 Mitchell Slough

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 Mitchell Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.20897, -96.03920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Slough

• Rock Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Carlson-Current Lake · lake · Murray · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake · lake · Lyon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dead Coon Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Benton · lake · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Island Lake · lake · Lyon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Wilson · lake · Murray · ~32 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Murray · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Shetek · lake · Murray · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lake · lake · Murray · ~37 km · Must-see
• Smith Lake · lake · Murray · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bloody Lake · lake · Murray · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Marshall · lake · Lyon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pipestone National Monument · church · Pipestone · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Shaokatan · lake · Lincoln · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ash Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchell Slough

• Rock Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Carlson-Current Lake · lake · Murray · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake · lake · Lyon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dead Coon Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Benton · lake · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Island Lake · lake · Lyon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Wilson · lake · Murray · ~32 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Murray · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Shetek · lake · Murray · ~36 km · Must-see

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