Minor Lakes

Minor Lakes: 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 Minor Lakes

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 Minor Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.38340, -111.55176. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Minor Lakes

• Lake Newell · lake · County of Newell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Nav Canada · attraction · Cypress · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Provincial Park · sanctuary · Special Area No. 2 · ~55 km · Must-see
• Timko Lake (Bantry Reservoir) · lake · County of Newell · ~20 km
• Johnson Reservoir · lake · County of Newell · ~23 km
• Tillebrook Provincial Park · sanctuary · County of Newell · ~32 km
• Brooks Aqueduct · fort · County of Newell · ~32 km
• Brooks Aqueduct · attraction · County of Newell · ~33 km
• Kinbrook Island Provincial Park · sanctuary · County of Newell · ~34 km
• Onetree Reservoir · lake · City of Brooks · ~41 km
• John Ware Cabin · fort · County of Newell · ~53 km
• Scots Lake · lake · County of Newell · ~7 km
• Tilley Slough · lake · County of Newell · ~13 km
• Louisiana Lakes · lake · County of Newell · ~21 km
• Twelve Mile Coulee · viewpoint · Municipal District of Taber · ~26 km
• Tide Lake · lake · Cypress · ~30 km
• Cowoki Lake · lake · County of Newell · ~31 km
• Rolling Hills Lake · lake · County of Newell · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Minor Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Minor Lakes

• Lake Newell · lake · County of Newell · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Cypress · ~76 km · Must-see
• Badger Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bassano Dam · lake · Vulcan · ~101 km · Must-see
• Little Bow Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Vulcan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Travers Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Vulcan · ~114 km · Must-see
• McGregor Lake · lake · Vulcan · ~118 km · Must-see
• Schuler Weather Radar · lake · Cypress · ~121 km · Must-see
• Blood Indian Creek Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~124 km · Must-see
• Crow Indian Lake · lake · Municipal District of Taber · ~142 km · Must-see

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