Deer Lake

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.28633, -119.09378. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Lake

• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~11 km · Must-see
• Huntington Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Thomas A Edison · lake · Esmeralda · ~19 km · Must-see
• John Muir Trail · trek · Fresno · ~21 km · Must-see
• Foolish Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crazy Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sierra National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~22 km · Must-see
• Balsam Forebay · lake · Esmeralda · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sharktooth Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~28 km · Must-see
• Courtright Reservoir · lake · Esmeralda · ~29 km · Must-see
• Recess Pass · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Lone Indian · lake · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Merriam Pass · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nüümü Hu Hupi · lake · Esmeralda · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Italy · lake · Esmeralda · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Deer Lake

• Huntington Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Thomas A Edison · lake · Esmeralda · ~19 km · Must-see
• Foolish Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crazy Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~22 km · Must-see
• Balsam Forebay · lake · Esmeralda · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Courtright Reservoir · lake · Esmeralda · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Lone Indian · lake · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Nüümü Hu Hupi · lake · Esmeralda · ~33 km · Must-see

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