Upper Lake

Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.58133, -118.67743. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Lake

• Rattlesnake Hill · viewpoint · Churchill · ~15 km · Must-see
• Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~33 km · Must-see
• Carson Table Summit · viewpoint · Churchill · ~41 km · Must-see
• Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Dam · lake · Churchill · ~45 km · Must-see
• Job Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lahontan State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Leonard Rockshelter · fort · Churchill · ~60 km · Must-see
• Living Faith Christian Fellowship · church · Lyon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~71 km · Must-see
• Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~74 km · Must-see
• Churchill Butte · viewpoint · Lyon · ~74 km · Must-see
• Oles Pond · lake · Churchill · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Lake

• Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Dam · lake · Churchill · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~54 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~104 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~113 km · Must-see
• Alexander Lake · lake · Washoe · ~115 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake · lake · Mineral · ~123 km · Must-see
• Walker Lake Recreation Area · lake · Mineral · ~124 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~127 km · Must-see

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