Lizard Lake

Lizard 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 Lizard 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 Lizard Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.41017, -122.27697. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lizard Lake

• Lemolo Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Butte · viewpoint · Lane · ~14 km · Must-see
• Umpqua Hot Springs · attraction · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Lane · ~20 km · Must-see
• Boulder Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Klamath · ~25 km · Must-see
• Toketee Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Watson Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cinnamon Butte · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Klamath · ~30 km · Must-see
• Salt Creek Falls · waterfall · Lane · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cappy Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~33 km · Must-see
• Odell Lake · lake · Klamath · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maidu Lake · lake · Klamath · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount David Douglas · viewpoint · Lane · ~36 km · Must-see
• Willamette Pass · viewpoint · Klamath · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Diamond Lake · lake · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lizard Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lizard Lake

• Crescent Lake · lake · Klamath · ~30 km · Must-see
• Odell Lake · lake · Klamath · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maidu Lake · lake · Klamath · ~35 km · Must-see
• Diamond Lake · lake · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lower Rosary Lake · lake · Klamath · ~39 km · Must-see
• Miller Lake · lake · Klamath · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hills Creek Dam · lake · Lane · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphy · lake · Lane · ~45 km · Must-see
• Waldo Lake · lake · Lane · ~50 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Douglas · ~54 km · Must-see

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