Oak Lakes

Oak Lakes: 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 Oak Lakes

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 Oak Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.96288, -99.80474. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oak Lakes

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~3 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~24 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~36 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~37 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~57 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cool Lakes · lake · Rolette · ~4 km
• Charbonneau Dam · lake · Rolette · ~9 km
• Bu Lake · lake · Rolette · ~11 km
• Turtles Back · viewpoint · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~20 km
• Monument 711B · fort · Rolette · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Oak Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Oak Lakes

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~57 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Sifton · ~132 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in North Dakota

Frequently asked