Initial Lake

Initial 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 Initial 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 Initial Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.68499, -101.00228. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Initial Lake

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~54 km · Must-see
• Swan · viewpoint · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wasyl Negrych Pioneer Homestead · fort · Gilbert Plains Municipality · ~71 km · Must-see
• Duck Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~3 km
• Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~12 km
• East Shell Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~16 km
• Wellman Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~22 km
• Sedgewick Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~26 km
• Robinson Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~27 km
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~39 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~42 km
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (South) · ~45 km
• Mile 192N · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~47 km
• Mile 168W · fort · Rural Municipality of Swan Valley West · ~48 km
• Benito Beach · beach · St. Philips No. 301 · ~52 km
• Jubilee Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~54 km
• Ministik Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~55 km
• Kamsack Beach · beach · Cote No. 271 · ~56 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Initial Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Initial Lake

• Madge Lake · lake · St. Philips No. 301 · ~54 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~104 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnipegosis · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~109 km · Must-see
• Smallfish Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~114 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~115 km · Must-see
• Dauphin Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Dauphin · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bell Lake Provincial Park · lake · Unorganized Division No. 20 (North) · ~121 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 19 · ~123 km · Must-see
• Woody Lake · lake · Hudson Bay No. 394 · ~124 km · Must-see

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