Wakefield Lake

Wakefield 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 Wakefield 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 Wakefield Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 59.90404, -97.74947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wakefield Lake

• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~41 km · Must-see
• Baralzon Lake Ecological Reserve · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~20 km
• Baralzon Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~25 km
• Commonwealth Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~35 km
• Commonwealth Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~35 km
• Nejanilini Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~41 km
• Scrymgeour Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~71 km
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~73 km
• Grayling Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~74 km
• Farnie Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~5 km
• Spratt Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~10 km
• Lazenby Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Griffiths Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• McCaskill Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~13 km
• Hurton Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~14 km
• Lowe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~14 km
• Dowland Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~15 km
• Nicholson Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wakefield Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wakefield Lake

• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~41 km · Must-see
• Munroe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~113 km · Must-see
• Nueltin Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~129 km · Must-see
• Baralzon Lake Ecological Reserve · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~20 km
• Baralzon Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~25 km
• Commonwealth Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~35 km
• Commonwealth Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~35 km
• Nejanilini Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~41 km
• Scrymgeour Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~71 km
• Slezak Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~78 km

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