Calumet Lake

Calumet 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 Calumet 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 Calumet Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.25443, -88.44620. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Calumet Lake

• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~10 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~13 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~18 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~20 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Church of the Assumption · church · Keweenaw · ~25 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eagle River Lighthouse · beach · Keweenaw · ~26 km · Must-see
• Central Mine Methodist Church · church · Keweenaw · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Calumet Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Calumet Lake

• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~33 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lac La Belle · lake · Keweenaw · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Medora · lake · Keweenaw · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Fanny Hooe · lake · Keweenaw · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Superior · lake · Michigan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Independence · lake · Florence · ~94 km · Must-see

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