Forbidden Lakes

Forbidden 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 Forbidden 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 Forbidden Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.94409, -123.04477. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forbidden Lakes

• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~8 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~10 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~29 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~31 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~32 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~32 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~37 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~43 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bigfoot Trail · trek · Humboldt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Salmon Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~53 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forbidden Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Forbidden Lakes

• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~8 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~10 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~31 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~37 km · Must-see
• Statue Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kangaroo Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~69 km · Must-see
• Shasta Dam · lake · Shasta · ~73 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Reservoir · lake · Shasta · ~73 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~80 km · Must-see

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