McLaughlin Lake

McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.85661, -99.52087. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McLaughlin Lake

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~33 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~53 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~61 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~66 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Armourdale Dam · lake · Towner · ~10 km
• Charbonneau Dam · lake · Rolette · ~26 km
• Rock Lake Dam · lake · Towner · ~29 km
• Cool Lakes · lake · Rolette · ~31 km
• Brumba Pool · lake · Towner · ~31 km
• Bu Lake · lake · Rolette · ~36 km
• Snyder Lake Dam · lake · Towner · ~37 km
• Little Gurr Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Rolette · ~40 km
• San Haven Sanitorium · fort · Rolette · ~48 km
• Turtles Back · viewpoint · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McLaughlin Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McLaughlin Lake

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~61 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~88 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~127 km · Must-see

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