Eagle Lakes

Eagle 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 Eagle 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 Eagle Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.35462, -120.57549. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eagle Lakes

• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~6 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~10 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~31 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Eagle Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Eagle Lakes

• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~10 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~31 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~48 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~52 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~52 km · Must-see

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