The Lakes

The 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 The 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 The Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99343, -112.22454. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Lakes

• Wild Goose Canyon · viewpoint · Millard · ~21 km · Must-see
• Meadow Hot Springs · attraction · Millard · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tabernacle Crater Rim · viewpoint · Millard · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fishlake National Forest · sanctuary · Sevier · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mystic Hot Springs · sanctuary · Sevier · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dell Lott Hollow · viewpoint · Sevier · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fool Creek Peak · viewpoint · Millard · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sevier River Bend Recreation Site · viewpoint · Sevier · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Deseret State Park · fort · Millard · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Peak · viewpoint · Millard · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cove Fort · fort · Millard · ~67 km · Must-see
• Palisade State Park · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~68 km · Must-see
• Plateau Valley · viewpoint · Sevier · ~72 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~73 km · Must-see
• Manti Utah Temple · church · Sanpete · ~75 km · Must-see
• Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum · museum · Millard · ~11 km
• Territorial Statehouse State Park · museum · Millard · ~11 km
• Scipio Lake Dam · lake · Millard · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near The Lakes

• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~83 km · Must-see
• Sevier Lake · lake · Millard · ~100 km · Must-see
• Cys Cache · lake · Beaver · ~106 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~114 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~117 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake Mountains · lake · Beaver · ~119 km · Must-see
• Minersville Reservoir · lake · Beaver · ~125 km · Must-see
• Mona Reservoir · lake · Juab · ~126 km · Must-see
• Goshen Reservoir · lake · Utah · ~137 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~138 km · Must-see

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