Kensington Lake

Kensington 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 Kensington 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 Kensington Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 81.75833, -72.90000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kensington Lake

• Whisler Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dyas Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Hazen · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Biederbick · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~43 km · Must-see
• Barbeau Peak · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Whisler · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~48 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Arthur · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~70 km · Must-see
• Nukap Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bridge Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~19 km
• Henrietta Nesmith Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~20 km
• Blister Ice Cap · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~20 km
• Turnstone Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~21 km
• Arrow Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~22 km
• Glacier Pass · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~35 km
• Adams Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~35 km
• Johns Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~37 km
• Roundel Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kensington Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kensington Lake

• Lake Hazen · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~39 km · Must-see
• Turnabout Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~90 km · Must-see
• Ekblaw Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~59 km
• Craig Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~83 km
• Heintzelman Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~122 km
• Lake Tuborg · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~124 km
• Thores Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~126 km
• Weasel Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~11 km
• Skeleton Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~30 km
• Atka Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~36 km

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