Big Buttonwillow Lake

Big Buttonwillow 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 Big Buttonwillow 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 Big Buttonwillow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.13612, -120.79284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Buttonwillow Lake

• Grasslands Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Merced · ~2 km · Must-see
• Los Banos Regional Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kesterson Reservoir · lake · Merced · ~20 km · Must-see
• O'Neill Dam · lake · Merced · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gustine Community Presbyterian Church · church · Merced · ~29 km · Must-see
• O'Neill Forebay · lake · Merced · ~30 km · Must-see
• Atwater Baptist Church · church · Merced · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hilmar Christian Tabernacle · church · Merced · ~38 km · Must-see
• San Luis Reservoir · lake · Merced · ~39 km · Must-see
• Merced Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church · church · Merced · ~39 km · Must-see
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Merced · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pacheco State Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Peak · viewpoint · Santa Clara · ~50 km · Must-see
• Turlock First Bpatist Church · church · Stanislaus · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Falls- Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~52 km · Must-see
• Firebaugh · church · Fresno · ~54 km · Must-see
• Laveaga Peak · viewpoint · Merced · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pacheco Lake · lake · Santa Clara · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Buttonwillow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Buttonwillow Lake

• Kesterson Reservoir · lake · Merced · ~20 km · Must-see
• O'Neill Dam · lake · Merced · ~28 km · Must-see
• O'Neill Forebay · lake · Merced · ~30 km · Must-see
• San Luis Reservoir · lake · Merced · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pacheco Lake · lake · Santa Clara · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Lake · lake · Santa Clara · ~70 km · Must-see
• San Felipe Lake · lake · Santa Clara · ~77 km · Must-see
• Coyote Reservoir · lake · Santa Clara · ~83 km · Must-see
• Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park · lake · Santa Clara · ~84 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~88 km · Must-see

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