Rainbow Lake

Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.88804, -79.42589. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Lake

• State Game Lands Number 137 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~16 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 247 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~21 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 259 · sanctuary · Armstrong · ~22 km · Must-see
• Baker Trail · trek · Clarion · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~24 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~25 km · Must-see
• St. Stephen's Church · church · Armstrong · ~26 km · Must-see
• Todd Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Butler · ~36 km · Must-see
• WWCH · attraction · Clarion · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Stewart Statue · museum · Indiana · ~47 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 31 · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Anglican Church · church · Butler · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gobbler's Knob · park · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Deer Lakes Park · park · Allegheny · ~55 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Clarion · ~59 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Yellow Creek State Park · sanctuary · Indiana · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Trail · trek · Allegheny · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Lake

• Lake Keystone · lake · Armstrong · ~24 km · Must-see
• Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area · lake · Armstrong · ~25 km · Must-see
• Beaver Run Reservoir · lake · Westmoreland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Loyalhanna Lake National Recreation Area · lake · Westmoreland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~83 km · Must-see
• Panther Hollow Lake · lake · Allegheny · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Sabula Dam · lake · Clearfield · ~88 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~88 km · Must-see
• Curwensville Lake · lake · Clearfield · ~93 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~94 km · Must-see

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