Santwire Lake

Santwire 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 Santwire 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 Santwire Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.22282, -95.91111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Santwire Lake

• Aspinwall Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~24 km · Must-see
• Warren Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~24 km · Must-see
• Frenchmans Bluff · viewpoint · Norman · ~26 km · Must-see
• Vanose Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Home Lake · lake · Norman · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Becker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Elbow Lake Park · lake · Mahnomen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tulaby Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Bass Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beaulieu Lake Dam · lake · Mahnomen · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Polk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Long Lost Lake South Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bad Medicine Lake Public Water Access Site · lake · Becker · ~52 km · Must-see
• Union Lake · lake · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Moe Lake · lake · Clay · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sand Lake · lake · Becker · ~56 km · Must-see
• Solum Lake · lake · Clay · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Santwire Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Santwire Lake

• Aspinwall Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~24 km · Must-see
• Warren Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~24 km · Must-see
• Vanose Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Home Lake · lake · Norman · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Becker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Elbow Lake Park · lake · Mahnomen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tulaby Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Bass Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beaulieu Lake Dam · lake · Mahnomen · ~37 km · Must-see

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