Bishop Meadows

Bishop Meadows: 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 Bishop Meadows

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 Bishop Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.74280, -117.57859. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bishop Meadows

• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~48 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~51 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~65 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Falls, Wallowa Lake · waterfall · Wallowa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bishop Meadows

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bishop Meadows

• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~49 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~81 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~82 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~83 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~83 km · Must-see
• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~83 km · Must-see

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