Four Lakes

Four 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 Four 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 Four Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.74380, -120.01602. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Four Lakes

• Stevens Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~5 km · Must-see
• Echo Summit · viewpoint · Douglas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Alpine · ~11 km · Must-see
• Talking Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Talking Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lovers Leap · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~15 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ralston Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~16 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Amador · ~16 km · Must-see
• Horsetail Falls · waterfall · El Dorado · ~17 km · Must-see
• Echo Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~17 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Angora Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Angora Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Four Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Four Lakes

• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~5 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Amador · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~20 km · Must-see
• Waca Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Aloha · lake · El Dorado · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fallen Leaf Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~23 km · Must-see
• Susie Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gilmore Lake · lake · El Dorado · ~24 km · Must-see

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