Fern Lake

Fern 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 Fern 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 Fern Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.03378, -120.25912. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fern Lake

• Lost Corner Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~7 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tells Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~10 km · Must-see
• Francis Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~11 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Placer · ~11 km · Must-see
• McConnell Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~13 km · Must-see
• Middle Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~14 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rubicon Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Red Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~16 km · Must-see
• Phipps Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jakes Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rubicon Point Light · lake · El Dorado · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eagle Falls Trailhead · waterfall · El Dorado · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fannette Island · river spot · El Dorado · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fern Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fern Lake

• Loon Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~7 km · Must-see
• Francis Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rubicon Point Light · lake · El Dorado · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit · lake · El Dorado · ~22 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Tahoe · lake · Placer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gilmore Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~25 km · Must-see
• Susie Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wrights Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~26 km · Must-see

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