Nicholson Lake

Nicholson 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 Nicholson 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 Nicholson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 59.80124, -97.67245. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nicholson Lake

• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• Baralzon Lake Ecological Reserve · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~28 km
• Nejanilini Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~28 km
• Commonwealth Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~34 km
• Commonwealth Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~34 km
• Baralzon Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~38 km
• Scrymgeour Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~56 km
• Grayling Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~60 km
• Slezak Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~63 km
• Simbalist Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~67 km
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~68 km
• Abey Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~71 km
• Rudick Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~7 km
• Dowland Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~7 km
• Spratt Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~7 km
• Ben Johnson Hill · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~9 km
• Bulloch Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~11 km
• Malone Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nicholson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nicholson Lake

• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~28 km · Must-see
• Munroe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~105 km · Must-see
• Nueltin Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~140 km · Must-see
• Shethanei Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~140 km · Must-see
• Stony Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~148 km · Must-see
• Baralzon Lake Ecological Reserve · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~28 km
• Nejanilini Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~28 km
• Commonwealth Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~34 km
• Commonwealth Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~34 km
• Baralzon Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~38 km

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