Mortimer Lake

Mortimer 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 Mortimer 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 Mortimer Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.77750, -112.76972. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mortimer Lake

• Big Valley Creation Science Museum · museum · Village of Big Valley · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gough Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~43 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Dinosaur · attraction · Drumheller · ~43 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ewing Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dowling Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~65 km · Must-see
• The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site · park · Drumheller · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gopher Hole Museum and Gift Shop · museum · Kneehill · ~72 km · Must-see
• Little Fish Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~75 km · Must-see
• Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park · sanctuary · Starland · ~24 km
• Bleriot Ferry · attraction · Starland · ~30 km
• Michichi Reservoir · lake · Starland · ~34 km
• Royal Tyrrell Museum · museum · Drumheller · ~41 km
• Midland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Drumheller · ~42 km
• Braconnier Reservoir · lake · Kneehill · ~43 km
• Fyten Reservoir · lake · Kneehill · ~59 km
• Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site · museum · Drumheller · ~67 km
• Antelope Hill Provincial Park · sanctuary · Special Area No. 2 · ~72 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mortimer Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mortimer Lake

• Gough Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ewing Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dowling Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~65 km · Must-see
• Little Fish Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake Day Use · lake · Red Deer · ~76 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Town of Castor · ~76 km · Must-see
• Davey Lake · lake · Red Deer · ~88 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lake · lake · Camrose · ~100 km · Must-see
• Gadsby Lake Natural Area · lake · Lacombe · ~109 km · Must-see
• Red Deer Lake · lake · Camrose · ~131 km · Must-see

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