Meadows Lake

Meadows 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 Meadows 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 Meadows Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.91778, -116.58194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Meadows Lake

• Mount Dalhousie · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Cardinal · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~63 km · Must-see
• Coliseum Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~69 km · Must-see
• Saracen Head · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~45 km
• Dean Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~53 km
• Southesk Cairn · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~55 km
• Mount Southesk · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~58 km
• Valley Head Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~63 km
• Mount Balinhard · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~64 km
• Cheviot Mountain · viewpoint · Yellowhead · ~65 km
• Southesk Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~65 km
• Mount Balcarres · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~66 km
• Sawtooth Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~68 km
• Deception Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~69 km
• Blackface Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~70 km
• Climax Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~70 km
• Aztec Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~73 km
• Briquette Terminal · fort · Clearwater · ~75 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Meadows Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Meadows Lake

• Brazeau Dam · lake · Brazeau · ~84 km · Must-see
• Maligne Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~87 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~100 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~100 km · Must-see
• Miette Hot Springs · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~104 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~112 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake Public Land Use Zone · lake · Yellowhead · ~113 km · Must-see
• Jasper Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lac Beauvert · lake · Municipality of Jasper · ~124 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Municipality of Jasper · ~127 km · Must-see

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