James Lake

James 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 James 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 James Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.70678, -110.97235. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Lake

• Mount Watson · viewpoint · Summit · ~1 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~3 km · Must-see
• Reids Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Marsell · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kletting Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ostler Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Humpy Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wasatch National Forest · sanctuary · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
• Yard Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pine Valley · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of James Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near James Lake

• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~50 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~58 km · Must-see

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