Matson Slough

Matson Slough: 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 Matson Slough

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 Matson Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.74059, -97.95259. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Matson Slough

• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~41 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~41 km · Must-see
• Myra Arboretum · park · Grand Forks · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~43 km · Must-see
• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Turtle River State Park · park · Grand Forks · ~51 km · Must-see
• Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nelson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ottawa Church · church · Griggs · ~24 km
• 11th Street Northeast · fort · Griggs · ~27 km
• Butte Michaud · viewpoint · Griggs · ~27 km
• Little Goose Dam · lake · Grand Forks · ~28 km
• Ostervold Church · church · Steele · ~28 km
• Little Goose Lake · lake · Grand Forks · ~29 km
• Lambs Lake Dam · lake · Nelson · ~29 km
• Beaver Creek Church · church · Steele · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Matson Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Matson Slough

• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~41 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~43 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~99 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~101 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~133 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~136 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~149 km · Must-see

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