Boot Lake

Boot 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 Boot 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 Boot Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.33855, -91.63054. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boot Lake

• Brule River State Forest · sanctuary · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix Flowage · lake · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Steele Lake · lake · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bardon Lake/Whitefish Lake Public Access · lake · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Amnicon Falls State Park · waterfall · Douglas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Davidson Windmill · fort · Douglas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Washburn District · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pattison State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Forest Lodge Educational Campus · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Big Manitou Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Moquah Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Boot Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Boot Lake

• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix Flowage · lake · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Steele Lake · lake · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bardon Lake/Whitefish Lake Public Access · lake · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~59 km · Must-see

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