Lava Lake

Lava 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 Lava 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 Lava Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.45700, -121.29122. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lava Lake

• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~38 km · Must-see
• Valentine Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~40 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Catacombs · cave · Siskiyou · ~42 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~42 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · park · Modoc · ~45 km · Must-see
• Schonchin Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Merrill Ice Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~49 km · Must-see
• Petroglyph Point · attraction · Modoc · ~55 km · Must-see
• Captain Jack's Stronghold · fort · Siskiyou · ~55 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~58 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lava Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lava Lake

• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake National Monument · lake · Siskiyou · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake · lake · Klamath · ~68 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake McCloud · lake · Shasta · ~93 km · Must-see
• Indian Tom Lake · lake · Klamath · ~96 km · Must-see
• Meiss Lake · lake · Klamath · ~97 km · Must-see
• Nuss Lake · lake · Klamath · ~102 km · Must-see

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