Lake Despair

Lake Despair: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Lake Despair

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Lake Despair — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.88264, -93.67409. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Despair

• Otter Tail Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~10 km · Must-see
• Caliper Lake Provincial Park · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Saint Pierre · fort · Minnesota · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grand Mound · fort · Koochiching · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kakagi Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rainy Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rainy Lake · lake · Minnesota · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cedartree Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rat Root Lake · lake · Koochiching · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Despair · lake · Manitoba · ~1 km
• Mile River · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~4 km
• Manomin Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~5 km
• Manomin Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~5 km
• Footprint Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~6 km
• Lake Hope · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~7 km
• Albert Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~7 km
• West Jackfish Lake · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~7 km
• West Jackfish Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Despair

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Despair

• Otter Tail Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~10 km · Must-see
• Caliper Lake Provincial Park · lake · Northwestern Ontario · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kakagi Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rainy Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rainy Lake · lake · Minnesota · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cedartree Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rat Root Lake · lake · Koochiching · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kabetogama Lake · lake · Saint Louis · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bull Lake · lake · Manitoba · ~94 km · Must-see
• Pine Island · lake · Lake of the Woods · ~95 km · Must-see

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