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: 45.29135, -91.43683. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chain Lake

• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brunet Island State Park · park · Chippewa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Holcombe Flowage · lake · Chippewa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota State Park · lake · Chippewa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Irvine Park · park · Chippewa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota · lake · Chippewa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge · attraction · Chippewa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Eau Claire · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elk Mound · viewpoint · Dunn · ~62 km · Must-see
• St. James the Greater Catholic Church · church · Eau Claire · ~65 km · Must-see
• Altoona Lake · lake · Eau Claire · ~66 km · Must-see
• Phoenix Park · park · Eau Claire · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chain Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chain Lake

• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Holcombe Flowage · lake · Chippewa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota State Park · lake · Chippewa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Wissota · lake · Chippewa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Altoona Lake · lake · Eau Claire · ~66 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~67 km · Must-see

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