Chain Lake

Chain 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 Chain 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 Chain Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.61373, -91.64367. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chain Lake

• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~17 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum · museum · Washburn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Holcombe Flowage · lake · Chippewa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Long Lake Lutheran Church · church · Washburn · ~7 km
• Long Lake Dam · lake · Washburn · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chain Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chain Lake

• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~5 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~17 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~61 km · Must-see

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