Pinnacle Lake

Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.76424, -121.04824. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pinnacle Lake

• Clear Lake Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~17 km · Must-see
• Petroglyph Point · attraction · Modoc · ~37 km · Must-see
• Valentine Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~45 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Captain Jack's Stronghold · fort · Siskiyou · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake National Monument · lake · Siskiyou · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~49 km · Must-see
• Catacombs · cave · Siskiyou · ~49 km · Must-see
• Schonchin Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~50 km · Must-see
• Merrill Ice Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake · lake · Klamath · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gerber Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~61 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~62 km · Must-see
• Alturas Baptist Church · church · Modoc · ~65 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Modoc · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pinnacle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pinnacle Lake

• Clear Lake Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~17 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake National Monument · lake · Siskiyou · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake · lake · Klamath · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gerber Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~61 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~62 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Modoc · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lofton Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~73 km · Must-see
• Nuss Lake · lake · Klamath · ~81 km · Must-see
• Junipers Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~81 km · Must-see

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