Duck Lake

Duck 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 Duck 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 Duck Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.19344, -120.04067. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Duck Lake

• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~27 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~36 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~40 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~64 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~69 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Susanville · church · Lassen · ~72 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Duck Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Duck Lake

• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~64 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~78 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake · lake · Lassen · ~97 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~99 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~103 km · Must-see
• Alexander Lake · lake · Washoe · ~107 km · Must-see

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