Snipe Lake

Snipe 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 Snipe 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 Snipe Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.21945, -91.90805. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Snipe Lake

• Bardon Lake/Whitefish Lake Public Access · lake · Douglas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix Flowage · lake · Douglas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Steele Lake · lake · Douglas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Brule River State Forest · sanctuary · Douglas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pattison State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Big Manitou Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum · museum · Washburn · ~55 km · Must-see
• Amnicon Falls State Park · waterfall · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Davidson Windmill · fort · Douglas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Point Lighthouse · beach · Douglas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fairlawn Mansion · museum · Douglas · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Snipe Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Snipe Lake

• Bardon Lake/Whitefish Lake Public Access · lake · Douglas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix Flowage · lake · Douglas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Steele Lake · lake · Douglas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Lake Field Station · lake · Bayfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~64 km · Must-see

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