Red Lake

Red 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 Red 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 Red Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.79506, -121.07481. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Lake

• Clear Lake Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~12 km · Must-see
• Petroglyph Point · attraction · Modoc · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~43 km · Must-see
• Valentine Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake National Monument · lake · Siskiyou · ~44 km · Must-see
• Captain Jack's Stronghold · fort · Siskiyou · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lava Beds Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~47 km · Must-see
• Catacombs · cave · Siskiyou · ~47 km · Must-see
• Schonchin Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~48 km · Must-see
• Merrill Ice Cave · cave · Siskiyou · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake · lake · Klamath · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~50 km · Must-see
• Modoc National Forest · sanctuary · Modoc · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gerber Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~57 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~62 km · Must-see
• Alturas Baptist Church · church · Modoc · ~69 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Modoc · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lofton Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Lake

• Clear Lake Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake National Monument · lake · Siskiyou · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tule Lake · lake · Klamath · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Sage Reservoir · lake · Modoc · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gerber Reservoir · lake · Klamath · ~57 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~62 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Modoc · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lofton Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~70 km · Must-see
• Nuss Lake · lake · Klamath · ~76 km · Must-see
• Junipers Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~80 km · Must-see

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