Round Lake

Round 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 Round 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 Round Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.39598, -120.61364. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Round Lake

• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~3 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~8 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~32 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Round Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Round Lake

• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~8 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~41 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hell Hole Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~54 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~55 km · Must-see

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