May Lake

May 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 May 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 May Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.97992, -88.83601. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near May Lake

• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~10 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest - Eagle River-Florence District · sanctuary · Forest · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~12 km · Must-see
• Franklin Lake · lake · Forest · ~17 km · Must-see
• Haymeadow Flowage State Natural Area · sanctuary · Forest · ~20 km · Must-see
• Headwaters Wilderness - Kimball Creek Unit · sanctuary · Forest · ~22 km · Must-see
• Long Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Florence · ~26 km · Must-see
• Headwaters Wilderness - Headwaters Of The Pine Unit · sanctuary · Forest · ~28 km · Must-see
• Headwaters Wilderness - Shelp Lake Unit · lake · Forest · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grandma Lake Wetlands State Natural Area · lake · Florence · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chicagon Lake · lake · Iron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Oneida · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bewabic State Park · sanctuary · Iron · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Natural Area · lake · Oneida · ~45 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Oneida · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of May Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near May Lake

• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~10 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~12 km · Must-see
• Franklin Lake · lake · Forest · ~17 km · Must-see
• Long Lake Lookout Tower · lake · Florence · ~26 km · Must-see
• Headwaters Wilderness - Shelp Lake Unit · lake · Forest · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grandma Lake Wetlands State Natural Area · lake · Florence · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chicagon Lake · lake · Iron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Oneida · ~40 km · Must-see

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