Sam Lake

Sam 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 Sam 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 Sam Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.14778, -110.26694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sam Lake

• Schuler Weather Radar · lake · Cypress · ~24 km · Must-see
• Medalta Potteries · fort · Cypress · ~38 km · Must-see
• Medicine Hat Railway Station · church · Cypress · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church · church · Cypress · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saamis Teepee · fort · Cypress · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elkwater Lake · lake · Cypress · ~67 km · Must-see
• Reesor Lake · lake · Cypress · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Cypress · ~70 km · Must-see
• Brick and Tile · fort · Cypress · ~37 km
• Wawaskesy National Park · sanctuary · Cypress · ~49 km
• Juniper Flats · beach · Cypress · ~57 km
• Spruce Coulee Reservoir · lake · Cypress · ~65 km
• British Block Cairn · fort · Cypress · ~70 km
• Cypress Hills Provincial Park · sanctuary · Cypress · ~72 km
• Junction Reservoir · lake · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~74 km
• Rutherford Lake · lake · Cypress · ~5 km
• Chappice Lake · lake · Cypress · ~9 km
• Watkins Slough · lake · Cypress · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sam Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sam Lake

• Schuler Weather Radar · lake · Cypress · ~24 km · Must-see
• Elkwater Lake · lake · Cypress · ~67 km · Must-see
• Reesor Lake · lake · Cypress · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Cypress · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bigstick Lake · lake · Piapot No. 110 · ~85 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake · lake · Reno No. 51 · ~117 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Recreational Site · lake · Reno No. 51 · ~118 km · Must-see
• Pakowki Lake · lake · County of Forty Mile · ~134 km · Must-see
• Cabri Lake · lake · Chesterfield No. 261 · ~140 km · Must-see
• Spruce Coulee Reservoir · lake · Cypress · ~65 km

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