Lake Alta

Lake Alta: 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 Lake Alta

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 Lake Alta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.20407, -120.81626. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Alta

• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~15 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~32 km · Must-see
• Auburn State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Placer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Falls Lake Clementine · waterfall · Placer · ~41 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Auburn District Regional Park · church · Placer · ~47 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~48 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Alta

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Alta

• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~27 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~42 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~44 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~48 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~49 km · Must-see
• Harry L Englebright Lake Dam · lake · Yuba · ~49 km · Must-see

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