Lost Lake

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.40781, -119.93758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lake

• New Spicer Meadow Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Alpine · lake · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · lake · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~15 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ebbetts Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~25 km · Must-see
• Salt Springs Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~29 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Raymond Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pinecrest Lake · lake · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Night Cap Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Granite Dome · viewpoint · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Lake

• New Spicer Meadow Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Alpine · lake · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · lake · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Salt Springs Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pinecrest Lake · lake · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Camp Lake · lake · Tuolumne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lower Bear River Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~38 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Amador · ~40 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~43 km · Must-see

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