Lost Lake

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.12132, -123.39529. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lake

• Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~11 km · Must-see
• Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~14 km · Must-see
• Clatsop State Forest · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~19 km · Must-see
• Great Vow Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Columbia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~35 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · fort · Pacific · ~42 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grays Point · beach · Pacific · ~42 km · Must-see
• Longview Foursquare Church · church · Cowlitz · ~43 km · Must-see
• Longview Community Church · church · Cowlitz · ~43 km · Must-see
• Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~43 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Cowlitz · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nutty Narrows Squirrel Bridge · attraction · Cowlitz · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kast-am · attraction · Clatsop · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Lake

• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cullaby Lake · lake · Pacific · ~49 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~64 km · Must-see
• Scappoose Bay · lake · Columbia · ~68 km · Must-see
• Loomis Lake · lake · Pacific · ~77 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Clark · ~80 km · Must-see
• Curtis Lake · lake · Clark · ~83 km · Must-see
• Merwin Dam · lake · Clark · ~84 km · Must-see
• Toutle River Sediment Retention Structure · lake · Cowlitz · ~88 km · Must-see
• Willamette River Light · lake · Clark · ~89 km · Must-see

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