Upper Lake

Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.00984, -123.47268. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Lake

• Island Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~7 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~20 km · Must-see
• Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~33 km · Must-see
• Confusion Hill · park · Mendocino · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chandelier Tree · attraction · Mendocino · ~34 km · Must-see
• Benbow Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Humboldt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Richardson Grove State Park · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~38 km · Must-see
• John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Woodman Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~42 km · Must-see
• Angelo Coast Range Reserve · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~43 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ruth Lake · lake · Trinity · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sinkyone Wilderness State Park · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~48 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dodge Gulch · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~53 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~54 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Lake

• Benbow Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Humboldt · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ruth Lake · lake · Trinity · ~46 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~54 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~66 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~100 km · Must-see
• Kinman Pond · lake · Oregon · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendocino · lake · Mendocino · ~115 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~116 km · Must-see

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