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: 45.48652, -93.51896. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Lake

• Green Lake · lake · Isanti · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit · lake · Isanti · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fog Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~18 km · Must-see
• Norris Lake · lake · Anoka · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake George Park · lake · Anoka · ~25 km · Must-see
• Stratton Lake · lake · Anoka · ~27 km · Must-see
• Babcock Memorial Park · park · Sherburne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve · sanctuary · Anoka · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lory Lake · lake · Isanti · ~36 km · Must-see
• Skogman Lake · lake · Isanti · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lewis Lake · lake · Isanti · ~39 km · Must-see
• Briggs Lake · lake · Sherburne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Coon Lake · lake · Anoka · ~43 km · Must-see
• Trollin Lake · lake · Isanti · ~43 km · Must-see
• Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area · lake · Anoka · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bunker Lake · lake · Anoka · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sandy Lake

• Green Lake · lake · Isanti · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit · lake · Isanti · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fog Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Mille Lacs · ~18 km · Must-see
• Norris Lake · lake · Anoka · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake George Park · lake · Anoka · ~25 km · Must-see
• Stratton Lake · lake · Anoka · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lory Lake · lake · Isanti · ~36 km · Must-see
• Skogman Lake · lake · Isanti · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lewis Lake · lake · Isanti · ~39 km · Must-see

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