Big Slough

Big Slough: 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 Big Slough

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 Big Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.19630, -118.50133. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Slough

• Leonard Rockshelter · fort · Churchill · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~34 km · Must-see
• Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~46 km · Must-see
• Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~49 km · Must-see
• Star Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rye Patch Reservoir · lake · Pershing · ~59 km · Must-see
• Buena Vista Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~59 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sage Hen Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~73 km · Must-see
• Marzen House Museum · museum · Pershing · ~4 km
• Rosal Mine · fort · Pershing · ~21 km
• Johnson Heizer Mine · fort · Pershing · ~22 km
• Goodview Mine · fort · Pershing · ~24 km
• Shoemaker Mine · fort · Pershing · ~27 km
• Green Mine · fort · Pershing · ~27 km
• Rochester Canyon Mine · fort · Pershing · ~32 km
• Lovelock Caves Archaelogical Site · cave · Churchill · ~33 km
• Lovelock Cave · fort · Churchill · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Slough

• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rye Patch Reservoir · lake · Pershing · ~59 km · Must-see
• Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~75 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~111 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Dam · lake · Churchill · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~129 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~140 km · Must-see
• Pitt-Taylor Cove · lake · Pershing · ~60 km
• Dog Head Pond · lake · Churchill · ~84 km

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