McLellan Lake

McLellan 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 McLellan 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 McLellan Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.47792, -88.74222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McLellan Lake

• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~25 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ontonagon Wild And Scenic River · sanctuary · Ontonagon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Paulding Light · attraction · Ontonagon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Curwood · viewpoint · Baraga · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~58 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Craig Lake State Park · lake · Baraga · ~60 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bewabic State Park · sanctuary · Iron · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McLellan Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McLellan Lake

• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~25 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Craig Lake State Park · lake · Baraga · ~60 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chicagon Lake · lake · Iron · ~62 km · Must-see

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