Chango Lake

Chango 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 Chango 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 Chango Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.37791, -119.58661. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chango Lake

• Sonora Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Leavitt Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Night Cap Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Canyon · viewpoint · Lyon · ~18 km · Must-see
• West Walker River Preserve · sanctuary · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Granite Dome · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Patterson · viewpoint · Lyon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bigelow Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ebbetts Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tower Peak Pass · viewpoint · Lyon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Middle Sister · viewpoint · Lyon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Peeler Lake · lake · Lyon · ~38 km · Must-see
• East Sister · viewpoint · Lyon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Acker Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chango Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chango Lake

• Peeler Lake · lake · Lyon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Island Lake · lake · Lyon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Arndt Lake · lake · Mineral · ~43 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Douglas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Tuolumne · ~44 km · Must-see
• New Spicer Meadow Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Avonelle Lake · lake · Lyon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Lyon · ~46 km · Must-see

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