Glacial Lake

Glacial 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 Glacial 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 Glacial Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 64.86348, -165.70467. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Glacial Lake

• Mount Osborn · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Osborn · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~29 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Basin · lake · Aleutians East Borough · ~36 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Basin · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~37 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nil Desperandum Gulch · viewpoint · Aleutians East Borough · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sledge Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~60 km · Must-see
• Short Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~25 km
• Hazel Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~25 km
• Campion Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~26 km
• Nugget Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~26 km
• David Creek Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~26 km
• Butterfield Canyon · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~28 km
• Deschamps Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~30 km
• Miocene Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~30 km
• Jett Creek Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~32 km
• Snow Gulch · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~42 km
• Seward Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Glacial Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Glacial Lake

• Imuruk Basin · lake · Aleutians East Borough · ~36 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Basin · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~37 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~41 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Lake Volcanic Field · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~147 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~29 km
• Twin Lakes · lake · Aleutians East Borough · ~47 km
• Lake Omiaktalik · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~54 km
• Marys Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~55 km
• Fox Lake · lake · Aleutians East Borough · ~65 km
• Mingvk Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~101 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Aleutians East Borough

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