Winkle Lake

Winkle 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 Winkle 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 Winkle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.42630, -123.26729. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Winkle Lake

• Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Marys Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Peavy Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beazell Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Benton · ~35 km · Must-see
• E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Benton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Hoskins Historic Park · fort · Benton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Grass Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Alderwood State Wayside · sanctuary · Lane · ~41 km · Must-see
• Flight Patterns · attraction · Lane · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cline Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~46 km · Must-see
• Siuslaw National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fern Ridge Lake · lake · Lane · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Polk · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Butte City Park · sanctuary · Lane · ~52 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley Oregon Temple · temple · Lane · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marion · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fern Park · sanctuary · Lane · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shelton-McMurphey House · fort · Lane · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Winkle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Winkle Lake

• Fern Ridge Lake · lake · Lane · ~47 km · Must-see
• Foster Dam · lake · Linn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Foster Lake · lake · Linn · ~63 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Dam · lake · Linn · ~71 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~73 km · Must-see
• Green Peter Lake · lake · Linn · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~84 km · Must-see
• Dexter Reservoir · lake · Lane · ~86 km · Must-see
• Fall Creek Lake · lake · Lane · ~87 km · Must-see

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