Jack Lake

Jack 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 Jack 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 Jack Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.41368, -98.82271. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jack Lake

• Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~45 km · Must-see
• Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nelson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~53 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~54 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~57 km · Must-see
• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~66 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~68 km · Must-see
• Voorhees Chapel · church · Stutsman · ~70 km · Must-see
• Arrowwood Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~17 km
• Lake Juanita Outlet Control Dam · lake · Foster · ~17 km
• 9th Street Northeast · fort · Foster · ~18 km
• Rusten Slough · lake · Foster · ~19 km
• Lake Bonita · lake · Foster · ~28 km
• Foster County Historical Society Museum · museum · Foster · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jack Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jack Lake

• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~53 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~54 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~57 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~68 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~80 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~81 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~82 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~82 km · Must-see

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