Must-see lake · Grafton, New Hampshire
Profile Lake
Profile Lake is a lake in Grafton, New Hampshire.
Profile Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Profile Lake
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Profile Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.16332, -71.67742. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Profile Lake
- Franconia Falls · waterfall · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
- Profile Cliff · viewpoint · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
- Cannon Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
- Echo Lake · lake · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mount Lafayette · viewpoint · Grafton · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Grafton · ~4 km · Must-see
- Lonesome Lake · lake · Grafton · ~4 km · Must-see
- Little Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~4 km · Must-see
- The Cannon Balls · viewpoint · Grafton · ~4 km · Must-see
- Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Grafton · ~7 km · Must-see
- Mount Liberty · viewpoint · Grafton · ~7 km · Must-see
- Kinsman Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~8 km · Must-see
- Owls Head · viewpoint · Grafton · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Flume · viewpoint · Grafton · ~9 km · Must-see
- Flume Gorge & Visitor Center · waterfall · Grafton · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mount Pemigewasset · viewpoint · Grafton · ~9 km · Must-see
- Galehead Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
- South Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~13 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Profile Lake
- Echo Lake · lake · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
- Lonesome Lake · lake · Grafton · ~4 km · Must-see
- Coffin Pond Dam · lake · Grafton · ~14 km · Must-see
- Baker Brook Pond Dam · lake · Grafton · ~17 km · Must-see
- Forest Pond · lake · Coös · ~26 km · Must-see
- Moore Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~28 km · Must-see
- Moore Dam · lake · Grafton · ~31 km · Must-see
- Lake Tarleton · lake · Grafton · ~39 km · Must-see
- Comerford Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~39 km · Must-see
- Lake Armington · lake · Grafton · ~40 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Profile Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Profile Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Profile Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Profile Lake?
Nearby: Franconia Falls (waterfall, 2 km), Profile Cliff (viewpoint, 2 km), Cannon Mountain (viewpoint, 2 km), Echo Lake (lake, 2 km), Mount Lafayette (viewpoint, 3 km), Mount Lincoln (viewpoint, 4 km).
Is Profile Lake worth visiting?
Profile Lake is listed as a must-see lake in New Hampshire on Spotwander.