Walker Lake

Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.10678, -114.59734. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Lake

• White Cloud Peak 10 · viewpoint · Custer · ~2 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 9 · viewpoint · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Calkens Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lee Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Chinese Wall · viewpoint · Custer · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lonesome Lake Peak · lake · Custer · ~5 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 8 · viewpoint · Custer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness · sanctuary · Custer · ~5 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 6 · viewpoint · Custer · ~6 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 7 · viewpoint · Custer · ~6 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake · lake · Custer · ~6 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 5 · viewpoint · Custer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Merriam Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Patterson Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blackmon Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Swimm Lake · lake · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 4 · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walker Lake

• Lonesome Lake Peak · lake · Custer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake · lake · Custer · ~6 km · Must-see
• Swimm Lake · lake · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Lake · lake · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Washington Lake · lake · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Smith Lake · lake · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sullivan Lake · lake · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lower Deer Lake · lake · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Upper Deer Lake · lake · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Yellow Belly Lake · lake · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see

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