Leech Lake

Leech 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 Leech 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 Leech Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 54.11000, -115.25556. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Leech Lake

• Thunder Lake · lake · County of Barrhead · ~41 km · Must-see
• McLeod Lake · lake · Woodlands · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thunder Lake Provincial Park · lake · County of Barrhead · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chip Lake Conservation Site · lake · Yellowhead · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park · fort · Woodlands · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lessard Lake · lake · Lac Ste. Anne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Whitecourt Crater · attraction · Woodlands · ~32 km
• Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park · sanctuary · Woodlands · ~40 km
• Hard Luck Canyon Falls · waterfall · Woodlands · ~46 km
• Pembina River Provincial Park · sanctuary · Parkland · ~73 km
• Berry Nice Spray Park · park · Woodlands · ~10 km
• Fish Lake · lake · Woodlands · ~13 km
• Mud Lake · lake · County of Barrhead · ~17 km
• Dolberg Lake · lake · County of Barrhead · ~18 km
• Blue Ridge Fire · attraction · Woodlands · ~18 km
• NAV Canada - Whitecourt Radiocommunication Site · attraction · Woodlands · ~20 km
• Whitecourt Sandhills Cross-Country Ski Public Land Use Zone · sanctuary · Woodlands · ~24 km
• Fallen Four Memorial · fort · Lac Ste. Anne · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Leech Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Leech Lake

• Thunder Lake · lake · County of Barrhead · ~41 km · Must-see
• McLeod Lake · lake · Woodlands · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thunder Lake Provincial Park · lake · County of Barrhead · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chip Lake Conservation Site · lake · Yellowhead · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lessard Lake · lake · Lac Ste. Anne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lac la Nonne · lake · County of Barrhead · ~80 km · Must-see
• Isle Lake Natural Area · lake · Parkland · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lac Ste. Anne · lake · Lac Ste. Anne · ~87 km · Must-see
• Nakamun Lake · lake · Lac Ste. Anne · ~92 km · Must-see
• Wabamun Lake · lake · Parkland · ~97 km · Must-see

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