Dry Lake

Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.56880, -119.28043. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dry Lake

• East Sister · viewpoint · Lyon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Middle Sister · viewpoint · Lyon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Patterson · viewpoint · Lyon · ~19 km · Must-see
• West Walker River Preserve · sanctuary · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• China Spring · viewpoint · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Lyon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Oreana Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Siegel · viewpoint · Douglas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sonora Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Grant · viewpoint · Mineral · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Canyon · viewpoint · Lyon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Leavitt Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dry Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dry Lake

• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake Recreation Area · lake · Mineral · ~58 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake · lake · Mineral · ~63 km · Must-see
• Peeler Lake · lake · Lyon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Arndt Lake · lake · Mineral · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Alpine · lake · Douglas · ~79 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~79 km · Must-see
• Big Island Lake · lake · Lyon · ~81 km · Must-see
• Benson Lake · lake · Mineral · ~82 km · Must-see

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