Sandy Lakes

Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.98036, -99.95747. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Lakes

• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~10 km
• Buffalo Lake Diversion Dam · lake · Pierce · ~12 km
• Butte de Morale · viewpoint · Wells · ~23 km
• Bison · viewpoint · McHenry · ~31 km
• Egg Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wells · ~38 km
• Bethel Church · church · Wells · ~39 km
• Duckshire Lake · lake · McHenry · ~40 km
• Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~42 km
• Bald Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~42 km
• Montgomery Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~50 km
• Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~53 km
• Rugby · attraction · Pierce · ~54 km
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~54 km
• Concordia Church · church · Wells · ~55 km
• Black Hammer Hill · viewpoint · Wells · ~56 km
• Copperdahl Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~57 km
• Heffner Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McHenry · ~58 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sandy Lakes

• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~94 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~97 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~138 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~142 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~143 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~143 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~144 km · Must-see

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