Sandy Lake

Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.85058, -88.87040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Lake

• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~37 km · Must-see
• WOAS-FM (Ontonagon) · attraction · Ontonagon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ontonagon Wild And Scenic River · sanctuary · Ontonagon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~58 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sandy Lake

• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~56 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~71 km · Must-see
• Craig Lake State Park · lake · Baraga · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Gogebic · lake · Gogebic · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Gogebic · lake · Wisconsin · ~84 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~84 km · Must-see

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