Lily Lake

Lily 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 Lily 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 Lily Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.98217, -123.05095. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lily Lake

• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~16 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~22 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~44 km · Must-see
• Island Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~47 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Herman's Chapel · church · Shasta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saint Xenia's Skete · church · Trinity · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~57 km · Must-see
• Woodman Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hall City Caves · cave · Trinity · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ruth Lake · lake · Trinity · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lily Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lily Lake

• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~16 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~23 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ruth Lake · lake · Trinity · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~77 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~79 km · Must-see
• Benbow Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Humboldt · ~80 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~83 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~91 km · Must-see

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