Bead Lake

Bead 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 Bead 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 Bead Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 49.40003, -104.85054. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bead Lake

• Big Muddy Lake · lake · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~35 km · Must-see
• Willow Bunch Lake · lake · Willow Bunch No. 42 · ~55 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy Badlands · viewpoint · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~42 km
• Radville Reservoir · lake · Laurier No. 38 · ~51 km
• Larsen Dam · lake · Laurier No. 38 · ~52 km
• Sam Kelly Sites · fort · North Dakota · ~56 km
• Hediger Dam · lake · Daniels · ~67 km
• Miller Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~71 km
• Sam Kelly's Outlaw Caves · cave · Hart Butte No. 11 · ~72 km
• Baby Blue Dam · lake · Daniels · ~72 km
• Adolet Lake · lake · Terrell No. 101 · ~75 km
• McKinnon Lake · lake · Bengough No. 40 · ~2 km
• Edna Lake · lake · Bengough No. 40 · ~6 km
• Green Lake · lake · Ogema · ~7 km
• McGrath Lake · lake · Surprise Valley No. 9 · ~14 km
• Coal Mine Lake · lake · Bengough No. 40 · ~17 km
• Lightfoot Lake · lake · Ogema · ~17 km
• Salt Lake · lake · Surprise Valley No. 9 · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bead Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bead Lake

• Big Muddy Lake · lake · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~35 km · Must-see
• Willow Bunch Lake · lake · Willow Bunch No. 42 · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fife Lake · lake · Poplar Valley No. 12 · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Rivers · lake · Lake Johnston No. 102 · ~98 km · Must-see
• Nickle Lake · lake · Weyburn No. 67 · ~99 km · Must-see
• Old Wives Lake · lake · Hillsborough No. 132 · ~141 km · Must-see
• McDonald Lake · lake · Estevan No. 5 · ~149 km · Must-see
• Radville Reservoir · lake · Laurier No. 38 · ~51 km
• Larsen Dam · lake · Laurier No. 38 · ~52 km
• Hediger Dam · lake · Daniels · ~67 km

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