Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.97699, -120.50025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~37 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~50 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~51 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~67 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~6 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~11 km
• Brush Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~13 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~19 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~22 km
• Shaniko Historic District · fort · Wasco · ~25 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~31 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~37 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~37 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~86 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~93 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~97 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~104 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~108 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~119 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~120 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Wasco · ~122 km · Must-see
• Little Crater Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~125 km · Must-see

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