Long Lake

Long 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 Long 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 Long Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.94240, -100.44989. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Lake

• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~12 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~23 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~34 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~35 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~36 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~56 km · Must-see
• Linear Mounds National Historic Site · fort · Municipality of Two Borders · ~57 km · Must-see
• Black Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Bottineau · ~4 km
• Monument 699 · fort · North Dakota · ~8 km
• Monument 698 · fort · North Dakota · ~8 km
• Monument 700 · fort · North Dakota · ~9 km
• Monument 697 · fort · North Dakota · ~10 km
• Monument 696 · fort · North Dakota · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Lake

• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~12 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~99 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Sifton · ~107 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~135 km · Must-see

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