Lake Elmo

Lake Elmo: 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 Lake Elmo

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 Lake Elmo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.61194, -95.66834. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Elmo

• Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lewis Park · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~74 km · Must-see
• South Ravine Park · park · Woodbury · ~75 km · Must-see
• Firefighter Memorial Benches · fort · Cherokee · ~4 km
• Pearse Access (River Access) · beach · Cherokee · ~9 km
• Redtail Ridge Habitat Area · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~13 km
• Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~17 km
• Cherokee Sewer Site · fort · Cherokee · ~18 km
• Spring Lake Disc Golf Course · lake · Cherokee · ~22 km
• Tallman Museum · museum · Cherokee · ~22 km
• Sanford Museum and Planetarium · museum · Cherokee · ~23 km
• Mill Creek Bridge · fort · Cherokee · ~27 km
• Larson Lake County Park · lake · Cherokee · ~33 km
• Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site M-2 Dam · lake · Woodbury · ~34 km
• Barnes Area County Park · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~35 km
• Wolf Creek Subwatershed Site 5A-1 Dam · lake · Woodbury · ~37 km
• Grell Pond Dam · lake · Ida · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Elmo

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Elmo

• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Lake · lake · Palo Alto · ~110 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~116 km · Must-see
• West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~120 km · Must-see
• East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~124 km · Must-see
• Iowa Lake · lake · Osceola · ~125 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Osceola · ~126 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Nobles · ~126 km · Must-see
• Ocheda Lake · lake · Nobles · ~132 km · Must-see
• Ocheda Lake · lake · Osceola · ~133 km · Must-see

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