
West Okoboji Lake
- Area
- 16 km²
- Tonight
- 59°FCloudy · Wind 15–20 mph S
West Okoboji Lake is a lake at 426 m above sea level in Iowa, United States, 16 km² in area and 8.8 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 426 m
- Length
- 8.8 km
- Shoreline
- 33.8 km
West Okoboji Lake in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 33.8 km≈8½ h to walk around
West Okoboji Lake 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.8 × 10.8 km
West Okoboji Lake terrain and contours
2 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
West Okoboji Lake elevation profile
West → east through the centre
West Okoboji Lake weather
Tonight · Cloudy · 59°F (15°C) · 7% chance of precipitation · Wind 15–20 mph S
West Okoboji Lake forecast for about 442 m.
- Tonight59°7%15–20 mph S
- Sat46°72°44%10–20 mph WSW
- Sun40°55°78%10 mph NNE
- Mon42°51°78%10–15 mph NE
- Tue45°57°55%5–10 mph SSE
- Wed41°62°23%5–15 mph SSW
- Thu39°57°16%5–10 mph NW
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:43 UTC.
Camping & parking near West Okoboji Lake
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around West Okoboji Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
1.3 km E
Nearest campsite
Gull Point State Park Campground
Nearest caravan site
3.1 km ENE
All mapped places 9
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 1.3 km E |
| Parking | 1.4 km S |
| Gull Point State Park CampgroundCampsite | 1.7 km SSW |
| Parking | 2.2 km SW |
| Caravan site | 3.1 km ENE |
| Minnewashta CampgroundCampsite | 3.3 km SE |
| Emerson Bay State Recreation Area CampgroundCampsite | 3.4 km SSW |
| Caravan site | 3.6 km NE |
| Fieldstone RV ParkCaravan site | 4.4 km SSE |
Slope
Share of the 10.8 × 10.8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.0% of the 117 km² view
- Relief in view
- 48 m low point 417 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5.4 km; 648 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Diatoma vulgaris42
- Dame's rocket29
- Northern Leopard Frog28
- White-tailed Deer25
- American Toad24
- Common motherwort22
Where West Okoboji Lake sits
- Region
- United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Lewis and Clark Lake↑197 km WSW
Lac qui ParleLake↑202 km NNW
Lake Minnetonka283 m↑215 km NE
Lake Harriet↑228 km NE
Bde Maka SkaLake · 260 m↑229 km NE
More 1
West Okoboji Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-10)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)