Ely Flat

Ely Flat: 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 Ely Flat

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 Ely Flat — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.94768, -122.74471. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ely Flat

• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Thurston Lake · lake · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Hannah · viewpoint · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Boggs Lake Preserve · lake · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Presbyterian Church of Kelseyville · church · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Seigler Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Clearlake · church · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Anderson Marsh State Historic Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lower Lake Stone Jail · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Adobe Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mahnke Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~17 km · Must-see
• Highland Springs Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cobb Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lakeport Christian Center · church · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ely Flat

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ely Flat

• Thurston Lake · lake · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Boggs Lake Preserve · lake · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lower Lake Stone Jail · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Adobe Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Highland Springs Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hidden Valley Lake · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tule Island · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see

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