Baxter Lakes

Baxter Lakes: 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 Baxter Lakes

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 Baxter Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.88345, -110.71833. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Lakes

• PPCLI · fort · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~16 km · Must-see
• Battle River · river spot · County of Vermilion River · ~31 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~64 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Provincial Park · park · Town of Vermilion · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake · lake · Senlac No. 411 · ~73 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National Park · sanctuary · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~17 km
• Mushroom Lake · lake · County of Vermilion River · ~18 km
• Ribstone Creek Heritage Rangeland Natural Area · sanctuary · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~38 km
• Alvena Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~52 km
• Buffalo Coulee · viewpoint · Village of Mannville · ~64 km
• Canadian National Station · fort · Town of Vermilion · ~68 km
• Cambridge S.D. No. 2116 · fort · Village of Lougheed · ~72 km
• Lemp Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~8 km
• Battensby Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~8 km
• Community Soccer Park · park · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~12 km
• Bevans Park and Natural Area · park · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~12 km
• Tory Heights Park · park · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Baxter Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baxter Lakes

• Peninsula Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake · lake · Senlac No. 411 · ~73 km · Must-see
• Olivia Lake · lake · Beaver · ~78 km · Must-see
• Manitou Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~86 km · Must-see
• Sounding Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~103 km · Must-see
• Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~107 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Eye Hill No. 382 · ~107 km · Must-see
• Cowan Lake · lake · Cut Knife No. 439 · ~120 km · Must-see
• Angle Lake · lake · County of Vermilion River · ~121 km · Must-see

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