Yak Lakes

Yak Lakes: 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 Yak Lakes

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 Yak Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.70294, -110.91554. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yak Lakes

• PPCLI · fort · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~17 km · Must-see
• Peninsula Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~53 km · Must-see
• Battle River · river spot · County of Vermilion River · ~58 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National Park · sanctuary · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~18 km
• Mushroom Lake · lake · County of Vermilion River · ~42 km
• Ribstone Creek Heritage Rangeland Natural Area · sanctuary · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~46 km
• Cambridge S.D. No. 2116 · fort · Village of Lougheed · ~53 km
• Alvena Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~61 km
• Viking Ribstones · fort · Beaver · ~71 km
• Cattalo Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~2 km
• Elk Butte Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~4 km
• Badlands Church · fort · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~7 km
• Jamieson Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~7 km
• Crude Hill · viewpoint · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~10 km
• Buffalo Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~11 km
• Rough Lake · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~12 km
• Peterson Lake · lake · Municipal District of Provost · ~13 km
• Chap Hill · viewpoint · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Yak Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Yak Lakes

• Peninsula Lake · lake · Flagstaff · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Municipal District of Wainwright · ~76 km · Must-see
• Olivia Lake · lake · Beaver · ~77 km · Must-see
• Dillberry Lake · lake · Senlac No. 411 · ~78 km · Must-see
• Gooseberry Lake Provincial Park · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~83 km · Must-see
• Sounding Lake · lake · Special Area No. 4 · ~84 km · Must-see
• Manitou Lake · lake · Saskatchewan · ~101 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Eye Hill No. 382 · ~109 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Town of Castor · ~131 km · Must-see
• Cowan Lake · lake · Cut Knife No. 439 · ~138 km · Must-see

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