Mountain Lake

Mountain 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 Mountain 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 Mountain Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.86515, -94.72818. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mountain Lake

• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~3 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~6 km · Must-see
• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~12 km · Must-see
• Latimer Lake · lake · Todd · ~14 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Todd · ~18 km · Must-see
• McCarrahan Lake · lake · Todd · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sauk Lake Wayside Park · lake · Stearns · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~28 km · Must-see
• Coal Lake · lake · Todd · ~30 km · Must-see
• Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum · museum · Morrison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Charles A. Lindbergh State Park · park · Morrison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Todd · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Osakis · lake · Todd · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Falls Dam · waterfall · Morrison · ~38 km · Must-see
• English Grove Lake · lake · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum · museum · Morrison · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Alexander · lake · Morrison · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mountain Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mountain Lake

• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~3 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~6 km · Must-see
• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~12 km · Must-see
• Latimer Lake · lake · Todd · ~14 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Todd · ~18 km · Must-see
• McCarrahan Lake · lake · Todd · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sauk Lake Wayside Park · lake · Stearns · ~25 km · Must-see
• Coal Lake · lake · Todd · ~30 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Todd · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Osakis · lake · Todd · ~37 km · Must-see

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