Star Lake

Star 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 Star 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 Star Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.41787, -121.15697. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Star Lake

• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chester Park · park · Plumas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~17 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~21 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Westwood · church · Lassen · ~22 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Star Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Star Lake

• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~17 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~21 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~21 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~46 km · Must-see

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