Walker Lake

Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.96112, -99.85749. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Lake

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~2 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~20 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~32 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~33 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~46 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cool Lakes · lake · Rolette · ~4 km
• Bu Lake · lake · Rolette · ~7 km
• Charbonneau Dam · lake · Rolette · ~14 km
• Turtles Back · viewpoint · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~16 km
• Monument 711B · fort · Rolette · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walker Lake

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~46 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Sifton · ~130 km · Must-see

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