Rainbow Lake

Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.25414, -123.34201. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Lake

• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gopher Valley · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trask Mountain · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~20 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum · museum · Yamhill · ~21 km · Must-see
• Amity City Park · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~23 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Square Park · park · Yamhill · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tillamook State Forest · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Yamhill · fort · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bald Peak State Scenic Viewpoint · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bald Peak · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~34 km · Must-see
• Henry Hagg Lake · lake · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Catholic Church · church · Marion · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Access State Park · viewpoint · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chapel at George Fox University · church · Yamhill · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Hebo · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~38 km · Must-see
• South Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Polk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Champoeg Visitor Center · fort · Marion · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Lake

• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~10 km · Must-see
• Henry Hagg Lake · lake · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~59 km · Must-see
• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~70 km · Must-see
• Guild's Lake · lake · Clark · ~73 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~75 km · Must-see

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