Shack Lake

Shack 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 Shack 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 Shack Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 59.60933, -98.41144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shack Lake

• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~44 km · Must-see
• Munroe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~58 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Nejanilini Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~42 km
• Baralzon Lake Ecological Reserve · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~47 km
• Grayling Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~60 km
• Baralzon Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~61 km
• Scrymgeour Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~70 km
• Croll Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~6 km
• Krywiarchuk Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~7 km
• Elders Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~11 km
• Hilts Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Lintick Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~13 km
• Procinsky Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~13 km
• Fediuk Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~14 km
• Gayoway Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~14 km
• Arthur Thompson Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~15 km
• Harford Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~15 km

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shack Lake

• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~44 km · Must-see
• Munroe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~58 km · Must-see
• Stony Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~106 km · Must-see
• Shethanei Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~120 km · Must-see
• Nueltin Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~121 km · Must-see
• Egenolf Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~142 km · Must-see
• Nejanilini Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~42 km
• Baralzon Lake Ecological Reserve · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~47 km
• Baralzon Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~61 km
• Scrymgeour Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~70 km

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