Cooke Dam

Cooke Dam: 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 Cooke Dam

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 Cooke Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.47273, -83.57194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cooke Dam

• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tawas Lake · lake · Iosco · ~25 km · Must-see
• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tawas Point State Park · sanctuary · Iosco · ~33 km · Must-see
• Harrisville State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~37 km · Must-see
• Huron National Forest · sanctuary · Oscoda · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sage Lake · lake · Ogemaw · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point State Park · sanctuary · Alcona · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Point Light · beach · Alcona · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rifle River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~46 km · Must-see
• Negwegon State Park · sanctuary · Alpena · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~61 km · Must-see
• Charity Island Light · beach · Arenac · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ogemaw Hills Pathway · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~67 km · Must-see
• Foote Dam Pond · lake · Iosco · ~8 km
• Buck Creek Pond · lake · Iosco · ~8 km
• Kiwanis' Monument · fort · Iosco · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cooke Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cooke Dam

• Van Etten Lake · lake · Iosco · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tawas Lake · lake · Iosco · ~25 km · Must-see
• Alcona Dam Pond · lake · Alcona · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sage Lake · lake · Ogemaw · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Lake · lake · Alcona · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mio Dam · lake · Oscoda · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Floodwater · lake · Alpena · ~76 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake State Game Area · lake · Huron · ~81 km · Must-see
• Tea Lake · lake · Oscoda · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Helen · lake · Roscommon · ~89 km · Must-see

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