Vandergrift Lake

Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift 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 Vandergrift Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.87886, -121.99955. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vandergrift Lake

• Abbey of New Clairvaux · church · Tehama · ~10 km · Must-see
• Evangelical Free Church of Hamilton City · church · Glenn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Corning Community Park · park · Tehama · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chico Gospel Hall · church · Butte · ~24 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~26 km · Must-see
• Janet Turner Print Museum · museum · Butte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Orland Southern Baptist Church · church · Glenn · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Red Bluff Recreation Area · church · Tehama · ~45 km · Must-see
• William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park · sanctuary · Tehama · ~50 km · Must-see
• KIQS (Willows) · attraction · Glenn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Willows Christian Church · church · Glenn · ~54 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~61 km · Must-see
• Paynes Creek · lake · Tehama · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Vandergrift Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vandergrift Lake

• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Paynes Creek · lake · Tehama · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~68 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~87 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~87 km · Must-see

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