Haystack Lake

Haystack 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 Haystack 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 Haystack Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.65618, -110.97179. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Lake

• Mount Watson · viewpoint · Summit · ~6 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Reids Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Marsell · viewpoint · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kletting Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pine Valley · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ostler Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wasatch National Forest · sanctuary · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see
• Humpy Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~30 km · Must-see
• Yard Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Haystack Lake

• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~49 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~55 km · Must-see

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