Willow Lake

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.27291, -97.92621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Lake

• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~30 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park · park · Barnes · ~49 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · Barnes · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~67 km · Must-see
• Steele County Historical Society · museum · Steele · ~21 km
• Sheyenne Valley Church · church · Steele · ~30 km
• Lynch Dam · lake · Steele · ~30 km
• Christian Fellowship Church · church · Griggs · ~35 km
• Ostervold Church · church · Steele · ~41 km
• 11th Street Northeast · fort · Griggs · ~45 km
• Barnes County Municipal Airport · lake · Barnes · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Willow Lake

• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~51 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~67 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~87 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~114 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~127 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~136 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~142 km · Must-see

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