Arrow Lake

Arrow 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 Arrow 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 Arrow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.10996, -117.39307. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arrow Lake

• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~5 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~12 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~12 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~16 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~20 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ice Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Arrow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Arrow Lake

• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bonny Lakes · lake · Wallowa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see

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