Drake Lake

Drake 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 Drake 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 Drake Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 59.63371, -99.68468. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drake Lake

• Nahilin Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~32 km
• Nahili Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~39 km
• Alyward Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~40 km
• Blackfish Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~68 km
• Nueltin Lake Provincial Park · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~7 km
• Heuchert Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~8 km
• Pachkowski Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Peter Anderson Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Yaremko Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Larkin Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~13 km
• Stefanson Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~14 km
• Hilliard Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~16 km
• Fudge Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~17 km
• Dowds Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~17 km
• Grodecki Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~17 km
• Lonie Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~18 km
• Robert Winder Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~20 km
• Broder Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~20 km

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Drake Lake

• Putahow Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~76 km · Must-see
• Putahow Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~79 km · Must-see
• Egenolf Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~86 km · Must-see
• Nueltin Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~98 km · Must-see
• Munroe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~100 km · Must-see
• Kasmere Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~104 km · Must-see
• Stony Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~132 km · Must-see
• Colvin Lake Provincial Park · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~133 km · Must-see
• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~134 km · Must-see
• Nahili Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~39 km

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