Sand Slough

Sand Slough: 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 Sand Slough

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 Sand Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.34070, -100.08572. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Slough

• Denbigh Experimental Forest · park · McHenry · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rugby · attraction · Pierce · ~9 km
• Horseshoe Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~17 km
• Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~26 km
• Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~29 km
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~29 km
• Elliott Bridge · fort · McHenry · ~30 km
• Copperdahl Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~37 km
• Bald Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~37 km
• Duckshire Lake · lake · McHenry · ~38 km
• Bison · viewpoint · McHenry · ~42 km
• Heffner Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McHenry · ~45 km
• Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~46 km
• Hurricane Lake Church · church · Pierce · ~52 km
• Little Gurr Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Rolette · ~52 km
• Buffalo Lake Diversion Dam · lake · Pierce · ~53 km
• Norway Lutheran Church · church · McHenry · ~54 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sand Slough

• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~91 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~97 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~114 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~126 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~141 km · Must-see

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