Welstead Lake

Welstead 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 Welstead 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 Welstead Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 58.32056, -111.81833. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Welstead Lake

• Lake Claire · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Chipewyan · fort · Wood Buffalo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Richardson Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~56 km
• Richardson Lake Migratory Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~57 km
• Baril Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~61 km
• Buffalo Point · beach · Improvement District No. 24 · ~17 km
• Willow Point · beach · Improvement District No. 24 · ~21 km
• Pointe de Roche · beach · Improvement District No. 24 · ~23 km
• World’s Largest Beaver Dam · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~32 km
• Dagmar Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~33 km
• Hilda Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~34 km
• Pair Lakes · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~37 km
• Blanche Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~38 km
• Otter Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~39 km
• Limon Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~39 km
• Richardson River Remote Public Land Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wood Buffalo · ~41 km
• McLeod Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~44 km
• Mamawi Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~46 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Welstead Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Welstead Lake

• Lake Claire · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~42 km · Must-see
• Barber Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~76 km · Must-see
• Bowen Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~121 km · Must-see
• Brander Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~129 km · Must-see
• Richardson Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~56 km
• Baril Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~61 km
• Eaglenest Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~80 km
• Big Island Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~111 km
• McClelland Lake · lake · Wood Buffalo · ~121 km
• Lynx Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 24 · ~141 km

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