Pit Lake

Pit 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 Pit 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 Pit Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.25700, -87.94200. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pit Lake

• Kevich Lighthouse · beach · Ozaukee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ozaukee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Elk · attraction · Milwaukee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid · attraction · Milwaukee · ~16 km · Must-see
• On Watch · attraction · Milwaukee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dretzka Park · park · Milwaukee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dauntless Guardian · attraction · Milwaukee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Havenwoods State Forest · sanctuary · Milwaukee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Buildings 1992 · attraction · Milwaukee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Port Washington Breakwater Light · fort · Ozaukee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Firefighter · attraction · Milwaukee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sea of the Ear · attraction · Milwaukee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gear 23 · attraction · Milwaukee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sprecher Brewery · attraction · Milwaukee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Estabrook Park · park · Milwaukee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Music · attraction · Milwaukee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fishing · attraction · Milwaukee · ~23 km · Must-see
• All in the Air at Once · attraction · Milwaukee · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pit Lake

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