Crystal Lake

Crystal 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 Crystal 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 Crystal Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.32700, -80.79521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crystal Lake

• Conaway Run Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Tyler · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wetzel · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wetzel · ~32 km · Must-see
• North Bend Lake · lake · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lake · lake · Harrison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sand Hill Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Ritchie · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jackson's Mill · museum · Washington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hannibal Locks and Dam · lake · Wetzel · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stealey-Goff-Vance House · fort · Harrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pinnickinnick Mountain · viewpoint · Harrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ritchie Mines Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Ritchie · ~51 km · Must-see
• Center Branch Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Harrison · ~51 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Glass in West Virginia · museum · Washington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dents Run Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~54 km · Must-see
• Stonewall Jackson Lake · lake · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sunfish Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Stonecoal Reservoir · lake · Lewis · ~68 km · Must-see
• United Methodist Church of Woodsfield · church · Monroe · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crystal Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crystal Lake

• Conaway Run Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Tyler · ~16 km · Must-see
• North Bend Lake · lake · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lake · lake · Harrison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hannibal Locks and Dam · lake · Wetzel · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stonewall Jackson Lake · lake · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Stonecoal Reservoir · lake · Lewis · ~68 km · Must-see
• Burnsville Lake · lake · Washington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Burnsville Lake · lake · Braxton · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tygart Lake State Park · lake · Taylor · ~84 km · Must-see
• Barnesville Reservoir Number Three Dam · lake · Belmont · ~90 km · Must-see

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