Gopher Lake

Gopher 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 Gopher 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 Gopher Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.71917, -111.35111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gopher Lake

• Dowling Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blood Indian Creek Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Town of Castor · ~67 km · Must-see
• Raspberry Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~3 km
• Willowbend Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~35 km
• Loyalist Creek Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~46 km
• Antelope Hill Provincial Park · sanctuary · Special Area No. 2 · ~50 km
• McBride Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~51 km
• D.B. Hanna Roundhouse · museum · Hanna · ~52 km
• Brosten Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 3 · ~55 km
• Sounding Creek Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 3 · ~59 km
• East Berry Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~63 km
• Oldman Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~3 km
• Goose Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~4 km
• Hail Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~9 km
• Sorenson Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~11 km
• Antelope Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~11 km
• Contracosta Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gopher Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gopher Lake

• Dowling Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blood Indian Creek Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Town of Castor · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~75 km · Must-see
• Little Fish Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~88 km · Must-see
• Sounding Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~95 km · Must-see
• Gough Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~99 km · Must-see
• Alsask Lake · lake · Milton No. 292 · ~138 km · Must-see
• Ewing Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~144 km · Must-see
• Raspberry Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~3 km

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