Murphy Lake

Murphy 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 Murphy 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 Murphy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.22785, -88.36408. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Lake

• Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians · church · Washington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest- Loew Lake Unit · lake · Washington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Druid Lake · lake · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Friess Lake · lake · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit · lake · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bugline Trail · trek · Waukesha · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nixon Park · park · Waukesha · ~18 km · Must-see
• Upper Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lower Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pewaukee Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Wisconsin · temple · Waukesha · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Lake · lake · Washington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~25 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Church · church · Waukesha · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest - Lapham Peak Unit · sanctuary · Waukesha · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dretzka Park · park · Milwaukee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) · museum · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• First German Reformed Church · church · Waukesha · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murphy Lake

• Kettle Moraine State Forest- Loew Lake Unit · lake · Washington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Druid Lake · lake · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Friess Lake · lake · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit · lake · Washington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Upper Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lower Nashotah Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pewaukee Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Lake · lake · Washington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~25 km · Must-see
• Little Muskego Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~49 km · Must-see

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