Otter Lakes

Otter 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 Otter 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 Otter Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 57.29192, -110.25306. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Otter Lakes

• Kearl Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~74 km
• F. T. Hill Museum · museum · Wood Buffalo · ~11 km
• Little Snuff Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~15 km
• Hopeful Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~16 km
• Big Snuff Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~16 km
• Cattail Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~17 km
• Lobe Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~19 km
• Hat Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~21 km
• Telephone Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~22 km
• Wagar Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~23 km
• Crooked Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~29 km
• Vande Veen Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~33 km
• Firebag Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~36 km
• Marguerite River Wildland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~38 km
• Sabine Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~39 km
• Peden Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~40 km
• Ells Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~42 km
• Wales Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Otter Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Otter Lakes

• Preston Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~86 km · Must-see
• Gordon Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~109 km · Must-see
• Barber Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bolton Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lac La Loche · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~127 km · Must-see
• Bowen Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~132 km · Must-see
• Gregoire Lake Provincial Park · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~132 km · Must-see
• Gregoire Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~133 km · Must-see
• Wasekamio Lake (Saskatchewan) · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~134 km · Must-see
• Formby Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~146 km · Must-see

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