Lake Five

Lake Five: 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 Five

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 Five — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.48218, -98.20184. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Five

• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~7 km · Must-see
• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~14 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~28 km · Must-see
• Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nelson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~68 km · Must-see
• Christian Fellowship Church · church · Griggs · ~15 km
• 11th Street Northeast · fort · Griggs · ~16 km
• Butte Michaud · viewpoint · Griggs · ~17 km
• Ottawa Church · church · Griggs · ~19 km
• Sheyenne Valley Church · church · Steele · ~22 km
• Lynch Dam · lake · Steele · ~35 km
• Ostervold Church · church · Steele · ~38 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Five

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Five

• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~13 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~28 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~90 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~97 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~97 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~103 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~111 km · Must-see

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