Maxwell Lake

Maxwell 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 Maxwell 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 Maxwell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.56637, -117.94252. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maxwell Lake

• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~27 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~37 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~42 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~61 km · Must-see
• Umatilla National Forest · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~63 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~67 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~71 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• West Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~4 km
• Bill Howell Dam · lake · Union · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Maxwell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Maxwell Lake

• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~37 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~42 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~77 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~82 km · Must-see

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