Sandy Lake

Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.30148, -95.84743. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Lake

• Aspinwall Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~11 km · Must-see
• Warren Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~12 km · Must-see
• Vanose Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beaulieu Lake Dam · lake · Mahnomen · ~26 km · Must-see
• Little Elbow Lake Park · lake · Mahnomen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tulaby Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Bass Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~34 km · Must-see
• Frenchmans Bluff · viewpoint · Norman · ~35 km · Must-see
• Home Lake · lake · Norman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Becker · ~37 km · Must-see
• Turtle Lake WPA · lake · Polk · ~44 km · Must-see
• Long Lost Lake South Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~45 km · Must-see
• Union Lake · lake · Polk · ~47 km · Must-see
• Minnow Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bad Medicine Lake Public Water Access Site · lake · Becker · ~49 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Polk · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sandy Lake

• Aspinwall Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~11 km · Must-see
• Warren Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~12 km · Must-see
• Vanose Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beaulieu Lake Dam · lake · Mahnomen · ~26 km · Must-see
• Little Elbow Lake Park · lake · Mahnomen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tulaby Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Bass Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~34 km · Must-see
• Home Lake · lake · Norman · ~37 km · Must-see

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