Dry Lake

Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 71.33333, -156.60000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dry Lake

• Point Barrow · beach · North Slope Borough · ~9 km · Must-see
• Utqiaġvik Presbyterian Church · church · North Slope Borough · ~10 km · Must-see
• Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial · fort · North Slope Borough · ~32 km · Must-see
• Piġniq · fort · North Slope Borough · ~2 km
• Agsinoralak Beach · beach · North Slope Borough · ~6 km
• Arigilivik Beach · beach · North Slope Borough · ~6 km
• Tuzzy Consortium Library · attraction · North Slope Borough · ~8 km
• Iñupiat Heritage Center · museum · North Slope Borough · ~8 km
• Nuvuk · fort · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
• Point Barrow Refuge Station (Historical) · fort · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
• Whale Bone Arches · attraction · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
• Isatkoak Lagoon · lake · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
• Birnirk Site · fort · North Slope Borough · ~10 km
• Kikyuktukturo · lake · North Slope Borough · ~1 km
• Brant Point · beach · North Slope Borough · ~2 km
• Birnirk Site · sanctuary · North Slope Borough · ~2 km
• Imikpuk Lake · lake · North Slope Borough · ~3 km
• Tikigaruk Point · beach · North Slope Borough · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dry Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dry Lake

• Isatkoak Lagoon · lake · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
• Kikyuktukturo · lake · North Slope Borough · ~1 km
• Imikpuk Lake · lake · North Slope Borough · ~3 km
• North Meadow Lake · lake · North Slope Borough · ~4 km
• South Meadow Lake · lake · North Slope Borough · ~5 km
• Footprint Lake · lake · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
• Nuwuk Lake · lake · North Slope Borough · ~9 km
• East Twin Lake · lake · North Slope Borough · ~10 km
• Nerravak Lagoon · lake · North Slope Borough · ~12 km
• Ikroavik Lake · lake · North Slope Borough · ~14 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in North Slope Borough

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