Elk Lake

Elk 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 Elk 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 Elk Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.53940, -100.81758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elk Lake

• Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead · fort · Gilbert Plains Municipality · ~45 km · Must-see
• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~73 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~13 km
• East Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~21 km
• Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~23 km
• Duck Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~24 km
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~26 km
• Wellman Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~40 km
• Sedgewick Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~50 km
• Robinson Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~52 km
• Reed Bird Lake · lake · Municipality of Roblin · ~65 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~66 km
• Benito Beach · beach · St. Philips No. 301 · ~70 km
• Mile 192N · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~70 km
• Jubilee Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~70 km
• Pleasant Valley Reservoir · lake · Grandview Municipality · ~71 km
• Ministik Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~72 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~73 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Elk Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elk Lake

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dauphin Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Dauphin · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnipegosis · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~121 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~129 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~130 km · Must-see
• Waterhen Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~132 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~133 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake · lake · Saltcoats No. 213 · ~136 km · Must-see
• Wargatie Lake · lake · Municipality of Harrison Park · ~136 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~136 km · Must-see

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