Emerald Lake

Emerald 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 Emerald 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 Emerald Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 53.63500, -112.75611. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerald Lake

• Elk Island National Park · sanctuary · Improvement District No. 13 · ~9 km · Must-see
• North Cooking Lake Natural Area · lake · Strathcona · ~29 km · Must-see
• Beaverhill Lake · lake · Beaver · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hastings Lake Islands Natural Area · lake · Strathcona · ~33 km · Must-see
• Strathcona Science Provincial Park · park · Strathcona · ~52 km · Must-see
• Miquelon Lake Provincial Park · lake · Camrose · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gold Bar Park · park · Edmonton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Miquelon Lakes · lake · Camrose · ~56 km · Must-see
• Transit Hotel · fort · Edmonton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Edmonton Northlands · attraction · Edmonton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Victoria, Alberta · fort · Smoky Lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Forest Heights Park · park · Edmonton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gault Memorial Park · fort · Sturgeon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Roman Shukhevych · fort · Edmonton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Gallagher Park · park · Edmonton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Louise McKinney Riverfront Park · park · Edmonton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek Ravine Park · park · Edmonton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saint Josephat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral · church · Edmonton · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Emerald Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Emerald Lake

• North Cooking Lake Natural Area · lake · Strathcona · ~29 km · Must-see
• Beaverhill Lake · lake · Beaver · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hastings Lake Islands Natural Area · lake · Strathcona · ~33 km · Must-see
• Miquelon Lake Provincial Park · lake · Camrose · ~54 km · Must-see
• Miquelon Lakes · lake · Camrose · ~56 km · Must-see
• Halfmoon Lake Natural Area · lake · Westlock · ~76 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Sturgeon · ~80 km · Must-see
• Telford Lake · lake · Leduc · ~82 km · Must-see
• Coal Lake North Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Leduc · ~86 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Lake · lake · Smoky Lake · ~89 km · Must-see

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