Lake Desolation

Lake Desolation: 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 Lake Desolation

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 Lake Desolation — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.65950, -111.60248. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Desolation

• Dog Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kesler Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Gobblers Knob · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Guardsman Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
• Quarry Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chad's Gap · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Millicent · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Park City Baptist Church · church · Summit · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Wolverine · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Cottonwood Canyon- Donut Falls Hike · waterfall · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Raymond · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Clayton Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~11 km · Must-see
• Franz the bear · attraction · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sunset Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Superior · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Aire · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Desolation

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Desolation

• Dog Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Little Dell Reservoir · lake · Salt Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Red Pine Dam · lake · Salt Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~21 km · Must-see
• Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~28 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park · lake · Salt Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• KALL-AM (Salt Lake City) · lake · Salt Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Utah State Capitol Building · lake · Salt Lake · ~34 km · Must-see

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