Deer Lake

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.20365, -75.28206. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Lake

• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tobyhanna State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~16 km · Must-see
• Promised Land State Park · sanctuary · Pike · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~18 km · Must-see
• Gouldsboro State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Warren · ~23 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Pocono State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Lacawac · lake · Wayne · ~25 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 38 · sanctuary · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallenpaupack · lake · Pike · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fairview Lake · lake · Pike · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pimple Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pike · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Deer Lake

• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Lacawac · lake · Wayne · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallenpaupack · lake · Pike · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fairview Lake · lake · Pike · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sunfish Pond · lake · Warren · ~35 km · Must-see
• Nesbitt Reservoir · lake · Lackawanna · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Scranton Dam · lake · Lackawanna · ~44 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~48 km · Must-see

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