Lyon Lake

Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.46944, -83.66883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lyon Lake

• Island Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Livingston · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kent Lake · lake · Oakland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Huron Meadows Metropark · park · Livingston · ~11 km · Must-see
• Decision Pending · attraction · Livingston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kensington Metropark · park · Oakland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Maybury State Park · park · Wayne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Camp Dearborn · park · Oakland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Lake · lake · Livingston · ~18 km · Must-see
• Zukey Lake · lake · Livingston · ~18 km · Must-see
• Proud Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Oakland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Brighton State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~20 km · Must-see
• Walled Lake · lake · Oakland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dixboro United Methodist Church · church · Washtenaw · ~22 km · Must-see
• Delhi Metropark · park · Washtenaw · ~24 km · Must-see
• Highland State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Matthaei Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Washtenaw · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower · attraction · Washtenaw · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nichols Arboretum · park · Washtenaw · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lyon Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lyon Lake

• Island Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Livingston · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kent Lake · lake · Oakland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Lake · lake · Livingston · ~18 km · Must-see
• Zukey Lake · lake · Livingston · ~18 km · Must-see
• Proud Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Oakland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Walled Lake · lake · Oakland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mandon Lake · lake · Oakland · ~29 km · Must-see
• White Lake · lake · Oakland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cooley Lake · lake · Oakland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Union Lake · lake · Oakland · ~31 km · Must-see

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