Hat Lake

Hat 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 Hat 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 Hat Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.29596, -89.70880. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hat Lake

• IAT - Grandfather Falls Segment · waterfall · Lincoln · ~7 km · Must-see
• Council Grounds State Park · park · Lincoln · ~16 km · Must-see
• Prairie River State Fishery Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Mohawksin · lake · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jersey City Flowage · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Manson Lake · lake · Oneida · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ackley State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Langlade · ~38 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Price · ~43 km · Must-see
• First Universalist Unitarian Church of Wausau · church · Marathon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum · museum · Marathon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wausau Dam · lake · Marathon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gobler Lake State Natural Area · lake · Oneida · ~51 km · Must-see
• Enterprise Lake · lake · Langlade · ~51 km · Must-see
• Timms Hill · viewpoint · Price · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rib Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Marathon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dells of the Eau Claire Park · park · Marathon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake · lake · Oneida · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park · sanctuary · Oneida · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hat Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hat Lake

• Lake Mohawksin · lake · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jersey City Flowage · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Manson Lake · lake · Oneida · ~38 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Price · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wausau Dam · lake · Marathon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gobler Lake State Natural Area · lake · Oneida · ~51 km · Must-see
• Enterprise Lake · lake · Langlade · ~51 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake · lake · Oneida · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Oneida · ~58 km · Must-see
• Willow Rapids · lake · Oneida · ~61 km · Must-see

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