Lake Estelle

Lake Estelle: 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 Lake Estelle

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 Lake Estelle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.16367, -120.24997. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Estelle

• Washeshu Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~6 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Placer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Transfiguration · church · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Pluto · viewpoint · Placer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Martis Camp Conservation Easement · viewpoint · Placer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~21 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lost Corner Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~21 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Estelle

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Estelle

• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~20 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoe · lake · Placer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Francis Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rubicon Point Light · lake · El Dorado · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · lake · El Dorado · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thunderbird Lodge · lake · Washoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see

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