Fish Lake

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.10858, -99.56067. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Lake

• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Totten State Historic Site · fort · Benson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~58 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lake Diversion Dam · lake · Pierce · ~29 km
• Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~30 km
• Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~32 km
• Antiochia Church · church · Benson · ~36 km
• Big Coulee Church · church · Ramsey · ~37 km
• Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~38 km
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~38 km
• Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~40 km
• Black Hammer Hill · viewpoint · Wells · ~42 km
• Hurricane Lake Church · church · Pierce · ~43 km
• Grahams Island · river spot · Benson · ~44 km
• Saint Jerome Church · church · Benson · ~46 km
• Butte de Morale · viewpoint · Wells · ~47 km
• Six Mile Bay · beach · Ramsey · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fish Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fish Lake

• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~58 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~122 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~128 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~137 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~139 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~139 km · Must-see

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