Loon Lake

Loon 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 Loon 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 Loon Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.93468, -100.30911. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Loon Lake

• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~9 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~9 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~12 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~18 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~23 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~24 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Linear Mounds National Historic Site · fort · Municipality of Two Borders · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mitigomizh Neyaashi · beach · Bottineau · ~8 km
• Monument 704 · fort · North Dakota · ~9 km
• Monument 703 · fort · North Dakota · ~9 km
• Monument 702 · fort · North Dakota · ~10 km
• Monument 705 · fort · North Dakota · ~10 km
• Monument 701 · fort · North Dakota · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Loon Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Loon Lake

• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~9 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~89 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Sifton · ~112 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~126 km · Must-see

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