Hay Lakes

Hay Lakes: 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 Hay Lakes

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 Hay Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.05385, -111.76755. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hay Lakes

• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Box-Death Hollow Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~32 km · Must-see
• East Boulder Creek Trail · viewpoint · Garfield · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Piute · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Escalante Petrified Forest State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Anasazi State Park Museum · museum · Garfield · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lower Death Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lower Calf Creek Falls · waterfall · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~59 km · Must-see
• Piute State Park · park · Piute · ~60 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~67 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~68 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hay Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hay Lakes

• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~32 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cys Cache · lake · Beaver · ~82 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Lake · lake · Garfield · ~106 km · Must-see
• Minersville Reservoir · lake · Beaver · ~118 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Lake · lake · Iron · ~126 km · Must-see

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