Pair Lakes

Pair 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 Pair 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 Pair Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 58.51695, -111.46863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pair Lakes

• Fort Chipewyan · fort · Wood Buffalo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Claire · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bustard Island · river spot · Wood Buffalo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Barber Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Richardson Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~34 km
• Richardson Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~35 km
• Baril Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~37 km
• Bustard Island · river spot · ~66 km
• Richardson Wildland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~67 km
• Otter Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~10 km
• Dagmar Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~10 km
• Mamawi Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~11 km
• Popular Point Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~14 km
• Limon Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~17 km
• Richardson River Remote Public Land Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~19 km
• Jemis Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~21 km
• Blanche Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~21 km
• Hilda Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pair Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pair Lakes

• Lake Claire · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~46 km · Must-see
• Barber Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bowen Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~102 km · Must-see
• Brander Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~103 km · Must-see
• Richardson Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~34 km
• Baril Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~37 km
• Eaglenest Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~115 km
• Lynx Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~120 km
• Pierre Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~126 km
• Cluff Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 18 · ~141 km

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