First Lake

First 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 First 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 First Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.64801, -123.07299. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Lake

• E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Benton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Peavy Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marion · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Polk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Forest · park · Marion · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jensen Arctic Museum · museum · Polk · ~33 km · Must-see
• Beazell Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Benton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley · viewpoint · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Hoskins Historic Park · fort · Benton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bush's Pasture Park · park · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Minto-Brown Island Park · sanctuary · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Holman State Wayside · park · Polk · ~40 km · Must-see
• Martha Springer Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Marion · ~40 km · Must-see
• Eco-Earth Globe · attraction · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hallie Ford Art Museum · museum · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near First Lake

• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Foster Dam · lake · Linn · ~51 km · Must-see
• Foster Lake · lake · Linn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~57 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Dam · lake · Linn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Lake · lake · Linn · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Cliff Dam · lake · Marion · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fern Ridge Lake · lake · Lane · ~81 km · Must-see

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