Platson Lake

Platson 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 Platson 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 Platson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 59.48462, -98.42123. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Platson Lake

• Munroe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~48 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~7 km
• Nejanilini Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~46 km
• Grayling Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~53 km
• Baralzon Lake Ecological Reserve · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~62 km
• Scrymgeour Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~66 km
• Simbalist Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~68 km
• Slezak Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~73 km
• MacLeod Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~74 km
• Mumford Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~10 km
• Baird Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~11 km
• Neuchay Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~11 km
• Yowney Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Croll Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Lintick Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~13 km
• Bambridge Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~13 km
• Cottick Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Platson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Platson Lake

• Munroe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stony Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~89 km · Must-see
• Shethanei Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~104 km · Must-see
• Egenolf Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~132 km · Must-see
• Nueltin Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~135 km · Must-see
• Nejanilini Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~46 km
• Baralzon Lake Ecological Reserve · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~62 km
• Scrymgeour Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~66 km
• Simbalist Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~68 km

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