Birch Lakes

Birch Lakes: 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 Birch Lakes

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 Birch Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 65.78837, -157.15606. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Birch Lakes

• Crow Lake · lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Koyukuk Wilderness · sanctuary · Unorganized Borough · ~23 km
• Peter Cleaver Lake · lake · ~38 km
• Moose Lake · lake · ~20 km
• Nogahabara Sand Dunes · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~24 km
• Evan Lake · lake · ~31 km
• Clay Lake · lake · ~32 km
• Moldy Lake · lake · ~36 km
• Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Unorganized Borough · ~39 km
• Tachanlowa Lake · lake · ~40 km
• Tsedolalindin Lake · lake · ~41 km
• Timber Lake · lake · ~41 km
• Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · ~42 km
• Mingogut Lake · lake · ~45 km
• Huslia Old Chrich · church · Unorganized Borough · ~45 km
• Grass Lake · lake · ~48 km
• Long Lake · lake · ~48 km
• Sand Bluff · viewpoint · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Birch Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Birch Lakes

• Crow Lake · lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Peter Cleaver Lake · lake · ~38 km
• Moose Lake · lake · ~20 km
• Evan Lake · lake · ~31 km
• Clay Lake · lake · ~32 km
• Moldy Lake · lake · ~36 km
• Tachanlowa Lake · lake · ~40 km
• Tsedolalindin Lake · lake · ~41 km
• Timber Lake · lake · ~41 km
• Mingogut Lake · lake · ~45 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Lake and Peninsula Borough

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