Chicken Spring Lake

Chicken Spring 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 Chicken Spring 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 Chicken Spring Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.45736, -118.22726. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chicken Spring Lake

• Mount Langley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Mallory · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount McAdie · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Irvine · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lone Pine Peak · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~15 km · Must-see
• Whitney Pass · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Muir · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Muir · viewpoint · Inyo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Thor Peak · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Whitney · viewpoint · Inyo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tulainyo Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~20 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hills National Scenic Area · sanctuary · Inyo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Diaz Lake · lake · Nye · ~24 km · Must-see
• Diaz Lake · lake · Inyo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Golden Trout Wilderness · sanctuary · Tulare · ~25 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hills · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Barnard · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tyndall Col · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chicken Spring Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chicken Spring Lake

• Tulainyo Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~20 km · Must-see
• Diaz Lake · lake · Nye · ~24 km · Must-see
• Diaz Lake · lake · Inyo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Owens Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~31 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~43 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Fresno · ~50 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~50 km · Must-see
• Crescent Meadow · lake · Esmeralda · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tinemaha Reservoir · lake · Esmeralda · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Kaweah · lake · Esmeralda · ~87 km · Must-see

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