Blue Cloud Lake

Blue Cloud 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 Blue Cloud 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 Blue Cloud Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.54667, -98.76951. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Cloud Lake

• Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nelson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~40 km · Must-see
• Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~61 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~63 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Totten State Historic Site · fort · Benson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~69 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Juanita Outlet Control Dam · lake · Foster · ~3 km
• 9th Street Northeast · fort · Foster · ~6 km
• Rusten Slough · lake · Foster · ~10 km
• Devils Thumb · viewpoint · Eddy · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Cloud Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Cloud Lake

• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~45 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~63 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~69 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~86 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~96 km · Must-see

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