Lake Hester

Lake Hester: 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 Lake Hester

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 Lake Hester — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.05207, -100.75934. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Hester

• Denbigh Experimental Forest · park · McHenry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park Zoo · sanctuary · Ward · ~54 km · Must-see
• Scandinavian Heritage Park · museum · Ward · ~56 km · Must-see
• Railroad Museum of Minot · museum · Ward · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dakota Territory Air Museum · museum · Ward · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~72 km · Must-see
• David Thompson Historical Monument · fort · McHenry · ~10 km
• Hogback Ridge · viewpoint · McHenry · ~17 km
• Little Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~19 km
• Nead Lake · lake · McHenry · ~21 km
• Norway Lutheran Church · church · McHenry · ~23 km
• Mikes Peak · viewpoint · McHenry · ~23 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Ward · ~25 km
• Velva Sportsman Dam · lake · Ward · ~26 km
• Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~26 km
• Montgomery Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~26 km
• Heffner Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McHenry · ~30 km
• Dogden Butte · viewpoint · McLean · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Hester

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Hester

• Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea State Park · lake · Mercer · ~98 km · Must-see
• Garrison Dam · lake · Mercer · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~136 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~140 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~150 km · Must-see
• Nead Lake · lake · McHenry · ~21 km
• Velva Sportsman Dam · lake · Ward · ~26 km

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