Anderson Lake

Anderson 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 Anderson 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 Anderson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.91081, -100.05838. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Anderson Lake

• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~12 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~27 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~29 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Rolette · ~8 km
• San Haven Sanitorium · fort · Rolette · ~11 km
• Interpretive Centre and Conservatory · museum · Rolette · ~12 km
• 9/11 Memorial · fort · Rolette · ~12 km
• Grand Opening Marker · fort · Rolette · ~12 km
• Monument 711A · fort · Rolette · ~12 km
• Monument 711B · fort · Rolette · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Anderson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Anderson Lake

• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~29 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~75 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~109 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Sifton · ~125 km · Must-see

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