Chain Lakes

Chain 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 Chain 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 Chain Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.67140, -100.90838. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chain Lakes

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead · fort · Gilbert Plains Municipality · ~64 km · Must-see
• Swan · viewpoint · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~5 km
• East Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~8 km
• Duck Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~8 km
• Wellman Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~22 km
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~32 km
• Sedgewick Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~34 km
• Robinson Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~35 km
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~43 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~50 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~55 km
• Mile 192N · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~55 km
• Benito Beach · beach · St. Philips No. 301 · ~60 km
• Jubilee Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~61 km
• Ministik Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~63 km
• Kamsack Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chain Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chain Lakes

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnipegosis · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~107 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~109 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~110 km · Must-see
• Dauphin Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Dauphin · ~113 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~116 km · Must-see
• Smallfish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~120 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bell Lake Provincial Park · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~124 km · Must-see
• Waterhen Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~129 km · Must-see

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