Lake Benson

Lake Benson: 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 Lake Benson

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 Lake Benson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.22449, -98.23235. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Benson

• Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park · park · Barnes · ~46 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · Barnes · ~47 km · Must-see
• Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~56 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~60 km · Must-see
• Voorhees Chapel · church · Stutsman · ~62 km · Must-see
• Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nelson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~72 km · Must-see
• Christian Fellowship Church · church · Griggs · ~22 km
• Midland Continental Depot Transportation Museum · museum · Barnes · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Benson

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Benson

• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~46 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~60 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~84 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~97 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~98 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~118 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~119 km · Must-see

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