Notable lake · Keweenaw, Michigan
Copper Lake
Copper Lake is a lake in Keweenaw, Michigan.
Copper Lake: 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 Copper Lake
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 Copper Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.41104, -87.83392. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Copper Lake
- Estivant Pines Approach · trek · Keweenaw · ~6 km · Must-see
- Lake Fanny Hooe · lake · Keweenaw · ~8 km · Must-see
- Fort Wilkins · fort · Keweenaw · ~8 km · Must-see
- Copper Harbor Front Range Light · beach · Keweenaw · ~9 km · Must-see
- Copper Harbor Light · fort · Keweenaw · ~9 km · Must-see
- Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~14 km · Must-see
- James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway Mountain · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~14 km · Must-see
- Lake Medora · lake · Keweenaw · ~14 km · Must-see
- Brockway Mountain · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~15 km · Must-see
- Gull Rock Lighthouse · fort · Michigan · ~16 km · Must-see
- Lac La Belle · lake · Keweenaw · ~16 km · Must-see
- Mount Bohemia · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~17 km · Must-see
- Manitou Island Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~23 km · Must-see
- Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~29 km · Must-see
- Eagle Harbor Light · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~31 km · Must-see
- Central Mine Methodist Church · church · Keweenaw · ~35 km · Must-see
- Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~36 km · Must-see
- Church of the Assumption · church · Keweenaw · ~42 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Copper Lake
- Lake Fanny Hooe · lake · Keweenaw · ~8 km · Must-see
- Lake Medora · lake · Keweenaw · ~14 km · Must-see
- Lac La Belle · lake · Keweenaw · ~16 km · Must-see
- Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~29 km · Must-see
- Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~44 km · Must-see
- Lake Superior · lake · Michigan · ~56 km · Must-see
- Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~66 km · Must-see
- Lake Independence · lake · Florence · ~85 km · Must-see
- Lake Independence · lake · Marquette · ~85 km · Must-see
- Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~95 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Copper Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Copper Lake yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Copper Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Copper Lake?
Nearby: Estivant Pines Approach (trek, 6 km), Lake Fanny Hooe (lake, 8 km), Fort Wilkins (fort, 8 km), Copper Harbor Front Range Light (beach, 9 km), Copper Harbor Light (fort, 9 km), Bete Grise (Mendota) Lighthouse (beach, 14 km).
Is Copper Lake worth visiting?
Copper Lake is listed as a notable lake in Michigan on Spotwander.