Bench Lakes

Bench Lakes: 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 Bench Lakes

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 Bench Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.50168, -119.01432. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bench Lakes

• Sharktooth Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Virginia · lake · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Lone Indian · lake · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• Nüümü Hu Hupi · lake · Esmeralda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bloody Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Izaak Walton · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~15 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Red Slate Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Thomas A Edison · lake · Esmeralda · ~17 km · Must-see
• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Mountain · viewpoint · Mono · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldwin · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~19 km · Must-see
• Convict Lake · lake · Mono · ~21 km · Must-see
• Minaret Summit · viewpoint · Mono · ~22 km · Must-see
• Recess Pass · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stanford Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bench Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bench Lakes

• Lake Virginia · lake · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Lone Indian · lake · Mineral · ~9 km · Must-see
• Nüümü Hu Hupi · lake · Esmeralda · ~11 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Thomas A Edison · lake · Esmeralda · ~17 km · Must-see
• Convict Lake · lake · Mono · ~21 km · Must-see
• Stanford Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cabin Lake · lake · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mills Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~30 km · Must-see
• Foolish Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~30 km · Must-see

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