Lower Lake

Lower Lake: 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 Lower Lake

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 Lower Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.83763, -74.19794. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Lake

• Barnegat Branch Trail · park · Ocean · ~9 km · Must-see
• Island Beach State Park · beach · Ocean · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tices Shoal · beach · Ocean · ~11 km · Must-see
• Double Trouble State Park · sanctuary · Ocean · ~11 km · Must-see
• Little Beach · beach · Ocean · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barnegat Lighthouse · attraction · Ocean · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barnegat Lighthouse State Park · sanctuary · Ocean · ~14 km · Must-see
• Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ocean · ~15 km · Must-see
• Huddy Park · park · Ocean · ~16 km · Must-see
• Popcorn Park Zoo · park · Ocean · ~17 km · Must-see
• Shelter Cove · beach · Ocean · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bey Lea Park · park · Ocean · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cattus Island County Park · park · Ocean · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake · beach · Ocean · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Air · church · Ocean · ~28 km · Must-see
• Brick Beach Park · lake · Ocean · ~28 km · Must-see
• Long Beach Island · beach · Ocean · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bass River State Forest · sanctuary · Burlington · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Lake

• Brick Beach Park · lake · Ocean · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Shenandoah County Park · lake · Ocean · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Carasaljo · lake · Ocean · ~36 km · Must-see
• Success Lake · lake · Ocean · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wreck Pond · lake · Monmouth · ~46 km · Must-see
• Manasquan Reservoir · lake · Monmouth · ~47 km · Must-see
• Prospertown Lake · lake · Ocean · ~49 km · Must-see
• Glendola Reservoir · lake · Monmouth · ~51 km · Must-see
• Deal Lake · lake · Monmouth · ~58 km · Must-see
• Atsion Lake · lake · Burlington · ~59 km · Must-see

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