Windy Lake

Windy 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 Windy 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 Windy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.42139, -111.24222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Lake

• Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~59 km · Must-see
• PPCLI · fort · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~64 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sounding Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mather Reservoir · lake · Town of Castor · ~50 km
• Cambridge S.D. No. 2116 · fort · Village of Lougheed · ~51 km
• Buffalo National Park · sanctuary · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~64 km
• Loyalist Creek Reservoir · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~66 km
• Montambeault Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~12 km
• Genest Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~15 km
• Boutets Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~16 km
• Thompson Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~17 km
• Rosse Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~23 km
• Bruce Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~24 km
• Nelson Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~24 km
• Hughenden Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~24 km
• Amisk Community Center and Sports Grounds · park · Municipal District of Provost · ~25 km
• Amisk Christian Fellowship · church · Municipal District of Provost · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Windy Lake

• Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~59 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sounding Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Town of Castor · ~84 km · Must-see
• Olivia Lake · lake · Beaver · ~96 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~104 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake · lake · Senlac No. 411 · ~107 km · Must-see
• Gough Lake · lake · County of Stettler · ~116 km · Must-see
• Dowling Lake · lake · Special Area No. 2 · ~117 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Eye Hill No. 382 · ~129 km · Must-see

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