McCarthy Marsh

McCarthy Marsh: 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 McCarthy Marsh

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 McCarthy Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 65.07289, -163.27158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCarthy Marsh

• Mount Bendeleben · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Bendeleben · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~50 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pargon Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~28 km
• Kuzitrin Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~44 km
• The Bat · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km
• Cygnus Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~53 km
• Grus Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~53 km
• Death Valley · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~55 km
• Gosling Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~56 km
• Blueberry Dome · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~56 km
• Lost Jim Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~58 km
• Camille Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~64 km
• Rhododendron Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~65 km
• Cassiope Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~69 km
• Andromeda Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~72 km
• Hoodoo Hill · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~73 km
• Kettle Dome · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~73 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McCarthy Marsh

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McCarthy Marsh

• Imuruk Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~73 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Lake Volcanic Field · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~84 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~105 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Basin · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~140 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Basin · lake · Aleutians East Borough · ~142 km · Must-see
• Kuzitrin Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~44 km
• Imuruk Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~74 km
• Omiaktalik Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~18 km
• Telephone Slough · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~49 km
• Erich Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~53 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Aleutians East Borough

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