First Lake

First 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 First 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 First Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.02695, -88.18959. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Lake

• Murphy Lake · lake · Marinette · ~16 km · Must-see
• White Potato Lake · lake · Marinette · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Injun Lake · lake · Menominee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest · sanctuary · Marinette · ~34 km · Must-see
• Copper Culture State Park · sanctuary · Oconto · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shawano Lake State Fishery Area · lake · Shawano · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Noquebay County Park · lake · Marinette · ~41 km · Must-see
• Governor Thompson State Park · sanctuary · Marinette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Peshtigo Fire Cemetery · museum · Marinette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Winslow Lake · lake · Oconto · ~46 km · Must-see
• Brown County Reforestation Camp · sanctuary · Brown · ~51 km · Must-see
• NEW Zoo · sanctuary · Brown · ~52 km · Must-see
• Riverside Site · fort · Marinette · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stephenson Island · lake · Marinette · ~56 km · Must-see
• Harbor Lights Lake · lake · Brown · ~58 km · Must-see
• Green Bay harbor Entrance Lighthouse · beach · Brown · ~59 km · Must-see
• Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse · beach · Door · ~61 km · Must-see
• Nicolet State Trail · trek · Forest · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near First Lake

• Murphy Lake · lake · Marinette · ~16 km · Must-see
• White Potato Lake · lake · Marinette · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Injun Lake · lake · Menominee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shawano Lake State Fishery Area · lake · Shawano · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Noquebay County Park · lake · Marinette · ~41 km · Must-see
• Winslow Lake · lake · Oconto · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stephenson Island · lake · Marinette · ~56 km · Must-see
• Harbor Lights Lake · lake · Brown · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lindquist Lake · lake · Marinette · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mackaysee Lake · lake · Door · ~86 km · Must-see

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