Donken Lake

Donken 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 Donken 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 Donken Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.93155, -88.79910. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Donken Lake

• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~8 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~37 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~39 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~45 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~47 km · Must-see
• WOAS-FM (Ontonagon) · attraction · Ontonagon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Donken Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Donken Lake

• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~62 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~71 km · Must-see
• Craig Lake State Park · lake · Baraga · ~77 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~84 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigamme · lake · Florence · ~91 km · Must-see

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