Nelson Lake, Oliver County, North Dakota     Custom Search User input for Nelson Lake, Oliver County, North Dakota: Jared: Nelson Lake is a warm-water lake (80-100 in the summer months) due in part to its association with the Minnkota-Milton Young Power Plant. The lake offers a pristine countryside backdrop with primitive accommodations for camping or building your campfire. There are fish living in the water, mostly panfish and large & small-mouth bass. The state record largemouth bass was caught in Nelson Lake. Nelson Lake is the official home of the annual SausageFest men's weekend. SausageFest is a gathering of good friends, food, fun, and refreshments. July 2008 will mark the 6th anniversary of the all-male nurse getaway. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Nelson Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. At Nelson Lake you don’t see much rain; June is when you get the most rain here, and January is the month with the least moisture. Lakes? Sure, Sweet Briar Lake is around here; near Nelson Lake you hit upon a golf course called Square Butte Creek Golf Course. During the summertime months, highs generally are in the 80's at Nelson Lake. Summer night lows dip down to the 50's. The wintertime       brings highs down to the 10's, and nighttime lows at Nelson Lake throughout the winter commonly descend into the-10's. There's so much to do here at Nelson Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Cross Ranch State Park is a magnificent location for that; the summit of Square Butte can be made out from Nelson Lake. Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! Nelson Lake is peerless! Best Western Seven Seas Inn & Conference Center is a delightful spot                  to get some rest. The scenery at Nelson Lake Dam close to Nelson Lake is stunning; why not a little side visit to Hagel Creek. This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Nelson Lake, you'll locate Mandan Lake which is a picturesque lake, and Nelson Lake is nice enough to spend more than a day at, Northview Estates RV Park is a nice local campground.   Best Western Seven Seas Inn & Conference Center, Mandan 23 miles away Stay at this Mandan, North Dakota hotel featuring the Bismarck area's largest in-door waterpark and full-service convention facilities. The Best Western Seven Seas Hotel & Waterpark near Bismarck, ND... Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites BISMARCK, Bismarck 28 miles away Bismarck's newest and finest hotel is the Bismarck Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites. The Bismarck Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites is conveniently located off of I-94 and Exit 159. The hotel offer... Current weather conditions at Nelson Lake, Oliver County, North Dakota Local climate location: CENTER 6 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 47.06556 Longitude: -101.2069 North Dakota Lakes Complete list of all lakes in North Dakota Oliver County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Oliver County Books about Nelson Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Nelson Lake, Oliver County, North Dakota. Outdoors Recreation Near Bismarck, North Dakota Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Bismarck, North Dakota, the metro area neareast to Nelson Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. North Dakota Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of North Dakota.     These outdoors activities are available near Nelson Lake.   Hotels Near Nelson Lake: Best Western Seven Seas Inn & Conference Center, Mandan, 23 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites BISMARCK, Bismarck, 28 miles away Fairfield Inn By Marriott Bismarck South, Bismarck, 31 miles away Candlewood Suites BISMARCK, Bismarck, 32 miles away Best Western Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck, 32 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Nelson Lake: Cross Ranch State Park, Center, 16 miles away Northview Estates RV Park, Washburn, 17 miles away   Golf Courses Near Nelson Lake: Square Butte Creek Golf Course, Center, 4 miles away   Lakes Near Nelson Lake: Mandan Lake, Oliver CountyCounty, 9 miles away Sweet Briar Lake, Morton CountyCounty, 10 miles away