Sandy Lake

Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.34515, -80.10924. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Lake

• McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Mercer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Maurice K. Goddard State Park · sanctuary · Mercer · ~10 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 39 · sanctuary · Venango · ~19 km · Must-see
• Indian God Rock · fort · Venango · ~30 km · Must-see
• Franklin Alliance Church · church · Venango · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Machault · fort · Venango · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Venango · fort · Venango · ~31 km · Must-see
• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Conneaut Lake · lake · Crawford · ~43 km · Must-see
• Jennings Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Butler · ~48 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 45 · sanctuary · Venango · ~48 km · Must-see
• Erie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Crawford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Moraine State Park · sanctuary · Butler · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning Reservoir · lake · Crawford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~53 km · Must-see
• Oil Creek State Park · sanctuary · Venango · ~54 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 47 · sanctuary · Venango · ~54 km · Must-see
• John Brown Tannery Site · fort · Crawford · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sandy Lake

• Shenango Dam · lake · Mercer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Conneaut Lake · lake · Crawford · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning Reservoir · lake · Crawford · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pymatuning State Park · lake · Ashtabula · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Lake State Park - Wildlife Observation Area · lake · Trumbull · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Creek Lake · lake · Trumbull · ~68 km · Must-see
• Evans Lake · lake · Mahoning · ~74 km · Must-see
• Edinboro Lake · lake · Erie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Meander Creek Reservoir · lake · Mahoning · ~79 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~108 km · Must-see

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