Lake Ongie

Lake Ongie: 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 Ongie

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 Ongie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.96786, -88.78587. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Ongie

• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~38 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~40 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~40 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Ongie

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Ongie

• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~65 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~67 km · Must-see
• Craig Lake State Park · lake · Baraga · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~82 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~89 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigamme · lake · Florence · ~93 km · Must-see

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