Les Lake

Les 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 Les 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 Les Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 64.22278, -148.98417. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Les Lake

• Dry Creek Archeological Site · fort · Denali Borough · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nenana Ice Classic · attraction · Unorganized Borough · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sugar Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Healy · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Fellows · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~73 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Creek · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~40 km
• Alfred Starr Nenana Cultural Center & Museum · museum · Unorganized Borough · ~48 km
• Magic Bus Replica · attraction · Denali Borough · ~50 km
• Totek Hills · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~57 km
• Bison Gulch · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~59 km
• The Gap · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~64 km
• Ice Worm Gulch · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~65 km
• Artist in Residence · museum · Denali Borough · ~66 km
• Resting Grizzly · attraction · Denali Borough · ~68 km
• Primrose Ridge · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~70 km
• Denali Dog Sledding Museum · museum · Denali Borough · ~70 km
• Rex Dome · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~14 km
• Picknic Tables · park · Denali Borough · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Les Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Les Lake

• Smith Lake · lake · Fairbanks North Star Borough · ~111 km · Must-see
• Harding Lake · lake · Fairbanks North Star Borough · ~131 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Fairbanks North Star Borough · ~141 km · Must-see
• Chena Lake Recreation Area · lake · Fairbanks North Star Borough · ~130 km
• Wilderness Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~138 km
• Ptarmigan Lake · lake · Denali Borough · ~40 km
• Nenana City Pond · lake · Denali Borough · ~46 km
• Eightmile Lake · lake · Denali Borough · ~49 km
• Teklanika Channel Lake · lake · Denali Borough · ~50 km
• Comma Lake · lake · Denali Borough · ~51 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

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