Bug Lake

Bug 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 Bug 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 Bug Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.93867, -111.88545. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bug Lake

• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~19 km · Must-see
• Box-Death Hollow Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~35 km · Must-see
• Escalante Petrified Forest State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lower Death Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Piute · ~47 km · Must-see
• Daves Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• East Boulder Creek Trail · viewpoint · Garfield · ~50 km · Must-see
• Anasazi State Park Museum · museum · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lower Calf Creek Falls · waterfall · Garfield · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bryce Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~60 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Art Gallery · sanctuary · Garfield · ~62 km · Must-see
• Piute State Park · park · Piute · ~63 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~71 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden · attraction · Garfield · ~71 km · Must-see
• Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument · sanctuary · Kane · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bug Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bug Lake

• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~19 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cys Cache · lake · Beaver · ~78 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~87 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Lake · lake · Garfield · ~88 km · Must-see
• Minersville Reservoir · lake · Beaver · ~110 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Lake · lake · Iron · ~112 km · Must-see

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