Scout Lake

Scout 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 Scout 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 Scout Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.04288, -123.17754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scout Lake

• Great Vow Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Columbia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~24 km · Must-see
• Longview Foursquare Church · church · Cowlitz · ~24 km · Must-see
• Longview Community Church · church · Cowlitz · ~25 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Cowlitz · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nutty Narrows Squirrel Bridge · attraction · Cowlitz · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Island · river spot · Cowlitz · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clatsop State Forest · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~31 km · Must-see
• Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens Creation Center · museum · Cowlitz · ~41 km · Must-see
• Banks-Vernonia Trail · trek · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Seaman · attraction · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Nob Hill Nature Park · park · Cowlitz · ~45 km · Must-see
• Scappoose Bay · lake · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scout Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Scout Lake

• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~26 km · Must-see
• Scappoose Bay · lake · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Clark · ~58 km · Must-see
• Curtis Lake · lake · Clark · ~61 km · Must-see
• Merwin Dam · lake · Clark · ~61 km · Must-see
• Willamette River Light · lake · Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• Vancouver Lake · lake · Clark · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cullaby Lake · lake · Pacific · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Merwin · lake · Clark · ~71 km · Must-see

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