Elk Lake

Elk Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Elk Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Elk Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.41330, -75.30563. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elk Lake

• Mary Elmer Lake · lake · Kent · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake (New Jersey) · lake · Kent · ~9 km · Must-see
• Seabrook Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · New Castle · ~16 km · Must-see
• Parvin State Park · sanctuary · Salem · ~23 km · Must-see
• First State National Historical Park · sanctuary · Salem · ~24 km · Must-see
• Woodland Beach Wildlife Area - McKay Tract · beach · Kent · ~27 km · Must-see
• New Jersey Motorsports Park · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Glades Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kent · ~28 km · Must-see
• Reedy Island Range Rear Light Station · fort · New Castle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Reedy Island · river spot · New Castle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Light · beach · Kent · ~31 km · Must-see
• Liston Range Front Light · fort · New Castle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elbow of Cross Ledge Lighthouse · beach · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Baker Shoal Range Rear Light · beach · New Castle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Salem · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cowtown Rodeo · park · Salem · ~35 km · Must-see
• Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve · sanctuary · Kent · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elk Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elk Lake

• Mary Elmer Lake · lake · Kent · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake (New Jersey) · lake · Kent · ~9 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Kent · ~41 km · Must-see
• Moore's Lake · lake · Kent · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole · lake · Gloucester · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bell Lake Park · lake · New Castle · ~61 km · Must-see
• Newark Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hoopes Reservoir · lake · New Castle · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hobb Lake · lake · Camden · ~62 km · Must-see
• Makepeace Lake · lake · Atlantic · ~62 km · Must-see

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