Devils Lake

Devils 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 Devils 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 Devils Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.83476, -91.33451. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Lake

• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Foo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum · museum · Washburn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Forest Lodge Educational Campus · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~55 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~59 km · Must-see
• Connors Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Sawyer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Great Divide District · sanctuary · Ashland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bergeron Rapids · lake · Sawyer · ~64 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Devils Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Devils Lake

• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Foo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~43 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~58 km · Must-see

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