Crane Lake

Crane 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 Crane 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 Crane Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.29152, -91.23934. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crane Lake

• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Forest Lodge Educational Campus · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Washburn District · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Foo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Great Divide District · sanctuary · Ashland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Moquah Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~46 km · Must-see
• Brule River State Forest · sanctuary · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light · fort · Ashland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Steele Lake · lake · Douglas · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crane Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crane Lake

• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Foo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~55 km · Must-see

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