First Lake

First 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 First 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 First Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.84779, -101.06728. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Lake

• Swan · viewpoint · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~39 km · Must-see
• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wellman Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~15 km
• Robinson Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~17 km
• Sedgewick Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~22 km
• Duck Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~26 km
• Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~27 km
• East Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~30 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~32 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~32 km
• Mile 192N · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~39 km
• Benito Beach · beach · St. Philips No. 301 · ~52 km
• Jubilee Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~56 km
• Ministik Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~57 km
• Kamsack Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~58 km
• Duck Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · St. Philips No. 301 · ~59 km
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~60 km
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~69 km

See everything within a day’s drive of First Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near First Lake

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~55 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~81 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~82 km · Must-see
• Smallfish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnipegosis · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~94 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bell Lake Provincial Park · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~97 km · Must-see
• Woody Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~102 km · Must-see
• Elbow Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~104 km · Must-see
• Townsend Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~105 km · Must-see

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