Nelson Lake

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.25083, -111.24528. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Lake

• Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sounding Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Town of Castor · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mather Reservoir · lake · Town of Castor · ~42 km
• Loyalist Creek Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~45 km
• Raspberry Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~72 km
• Cambridge S.D. No. 2116 · fort · Village of Lougheed · ~73 km
• Rosse Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~4 km
• Genest Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~10 km
• Boutets Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~11 km
• Montambeault Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~13 km
• Windy Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~24 km
• Big Gap · viewpoint · Special Area No. 4 · ~25 km
• Grant Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~29 km
• Bruce Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~30 km
• Thompson Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~34 km
• tempco · viewpoint · Special Area No. 4 · ~39 km
• Neutral Hills · viewpoint · Special Area No. 4 · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nelson Lake

• Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sounding Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Town of Castor · ~70 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~87 km · Must-see
• Dowling Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~99 km · Must-see
• Gough Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~106 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~111 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake · lake · Senlac No. 411 · ~114 km · Must-see
• Olivia Lake · lake · Beaver · ~119 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Eye Hill No. 382 · ~131 km · Must-see

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