Backbone Lake

Backbone 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 Backbone 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 Backbone Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.67657, -121.67537. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backbone Lake

• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~6 km · Must-see
• Latour Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~6 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Latour Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Burney Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Backbone Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Backbone Lake

• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pit Number 7 97-122 Dam · lake · Shasta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~45 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~47 km · Must-see

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