Tom Lake

Tom 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 Tom 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 Tom Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.92017, -90.06398. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tom Lake

• Judge C. R. Magney State Park · sanctuary · Cook · ~12 km · Must-see
• Farquhar Peak · viewpoint · Cook · ~15 km · Must-see
• Point 2210 · viewpoint · Cook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pincushion Mountain · viewpoint · Cook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Devils Track Falls State Wayside · waterfall · Cook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grand Portage National Monument · sanctuary · Cook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake · lake · Cook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Cook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lima Mountain · viewpoint · Cook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Border Route Trail · trek · Cook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Flour Lake · lake · Cook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grand Marais Lighthouse · sanctuary · Minnesota · ~35 km · Must-see
• Abita Lake · lake · Cook · ~36 km · Must-see
• La Verendrye Provincial Park · sanctuary · Minnesota · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Josephine · viewpoint · Cook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bearskin Lake · lake · Cook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hungry Jack Lake · lake · Cook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~42 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tom Lake

• Mountain Lake · lake · Cook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Cook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Flour Lake · lake · Cook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Abita Lake · lake · Cook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bearskin Lake · lake · Cook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hungry Jack Lake · lake · Cook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~42 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~42 km · Must-see
• Whale Lake · lake · Cook · ~45 km · Must-see
• Meeds Lake · lake · Cook · ~48 km · Must-see

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