Lost Lake

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.51644, -90.70884. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lake

• Kakagon Slough · lake · Ashland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light · fort · Ashland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Bay · lake · Ashland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saxon Harbor · attraction · Iron · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saxon Harbor County Park · park · Iron · ~27 km · Must-see
• Superior Falls · waterfall · Iron · ~29 km · Must-see
• LaPointe Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Point Lighthouse · beach · Ashland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Madeline Island Museum · museum · Ashland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Bay State Park · sanctuary · Ashland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Madeline Island · lake · Ashland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church of Chequamegon Bay · church · Bayfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park · lake · Iron · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Washburn District · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Basswood Island · river spot · Ashland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gile Dam · lake · Iron · ~48 km · Must-see
• Moquah Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~50 km · Must-see
• Iron County Historical Museum · museum · Iron · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Lake

• Kakagon Slough · lake · Ashland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon Bay · lake · Ashland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Madeline Island · lake · Ashland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park · lake · Iron · ~43 km · Must-see
• Gile Dam · lake · Iron · ~48 km · Must-see
• Namekagon Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~65 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~72 km · Must-see
• Foo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~75 km · Must-see

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