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Big Lake
Big Lake is a lake in Lake and Peninsula Borough.
Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 63.58882, -157.07230. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Lake
- Iditarod National Historic Trail · trek · Unorganized Borough · ~63 km · Must-see
- Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~54 km
- Cripple Creek Mountains · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~70 km
- Round Lake · lake · ~4 km
- Horseshoe Lake · lake · ~4 km
- Stink Lake · lake · ~6 km
- Madison Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~34 km
- Old Grouch Top · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~50 km
- Mount Hurst · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~51 km
- Hunch Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~62 km
- Cripple Creek Mountains · viewpoint · ~68 km
- Lone Jim Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~71 km
- Innoko National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · ~73 km
- Victor Gulch · viewpoint · ~73 km
- Innoko National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Unorganized Borough · ~75 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake
- Sixmile Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~98 km
- Sixmile Lake · lake · ~99 km
- Round Lake · lake · ~4 km
- Horseshoe Lake · lake · ~4 km
- Stink Lake · lake · ~6 km
- Tolstoi Lake · lake · ~89 km
- Hook Lake · lake · ~110 km
- Fall Camp Lake · lake · ~128 km
- Crowded Fish Slough · lake · ~129 km
- Pike Trap Lake · lake · ~132 km
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Frequently asked
Is Big Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Big Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Big Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Big Lake?
Nearby: Iditarod National Historic Trail (trek, 63 km), Caribou Mountain (viewpoint, 54 km), Cripple Creek Mountains (viewpoint, 70 km), Round Lake (lake, 4 km), Horseshoe Lake (lake, 4 km), Stink Lake (lake, 6 km).