Sears Lake

Sears 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 Sears 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 Sears Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.24537, -123.96500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sears Lake

• Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bob Straub State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~9 km · Must-see
• Nestucca Bay · beach · Tillamook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout · beach · Tillamook · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Hebo · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~24 km · Must-see
• Short Beach · beach · Tillamook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Roads End State Recreation Site · park · Lincoln · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cape Meares Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• D River State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~39 km · Must-see
• Drift Creek Falls Trail · waterfall · Lincoln · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Yamhill · fort · Polk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Trask Mountain · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tillamook State Forest · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~53 km · Must-see
• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sears Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sears Lake

• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~55 km · Must-see
• Henry Hagg Lake · lake · Washington · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~101 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~103 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~107 km · Must-see
• Cullaby Lake · lake · Pacific · ~117 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~125 km · Must-see
• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~126 km · Must-see

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