McLees Lake

McLees 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 McLees 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 McLees Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 53.98503, -166.72689. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McLees Lake

• Dutch Ballyhoo · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sitka Spruce Park · park · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Makushin Volcano · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Holy Ascension of Our Lord Cathedral · church · Unorganized Borough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Newhall · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Akutan · viewpoint · Aleutians East Borough · ~64 km · Must-see
• Unangax Cave · cave · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
• Taachim Tanĝii Wislow Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~3 km
• Table Top Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~4 km
• Cape Cheerful Cascade · waterfall · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km
• Water Fall · waterfall · Unorganized Borough · ~10 km
• Eider Point Out Post · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~12 km
• Hog Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~17 km
• Arkansas Beach · beach · Unorganized Borough · ~18 km
• Fort Schwatka · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~19 km
• Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area Visitor Center · museum · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km
• Amaknak Island · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km
• Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base and Fort Mears, U.S. Army · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McLees Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McLees Lake

• Coxcomb Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~25 km
• Heiting Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~26 km
• Mancil Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~27 km
• Kaasix · lake · Aleutians East Borough · ~100 km
• Isxan · lake · Aleutians East Borough · ~102 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Unorganized Borough

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