Ben Lake

Ben 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 Ben 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 Ben Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.54109, -101.16700. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ben Lake

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead · fort · Gilbert Plains Municipality · ~70 km · Must-see
• Duck Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~22 km
• Sedgewick Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~32 km
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~33 km
• Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~34 km
• East Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~37 km
• Robinson Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~37 km
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~40 km
• Jubilee Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~41 km
• Benito Beach · beach · St. Philips No. 301 · ~41 km
• Ministik Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~42 km
• Kamsack Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~44 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~46 km
• Wellman Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~46 km
• Mile 192N · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~46 km
• Duck Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · St. Philips No. 301 · ~48 km
• Reed Bird Lake · lake · Municipality of Roblin · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ben Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ben Lake

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~44 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake · lake · Saltcoats No. 213 · ~111 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~116 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~117 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Keys No. 303 · ~117 km · Must-see
• York Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~126 km · Must-see
• Dauphin Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Dauphin · ~126 km · Must-see
• Smallfish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~126 km · Must-see
• Good Spirit Lake Provinical Park · lake · Good Lake No. 274 · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnipegosis · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~134 km · Must-see

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