Tail Lake

Tail 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 Tail 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 Tail Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.66940, -110.97275. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tail Lake

• Mount Watson · viewpoint · Summit · ~4 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~6 km · Must-see
• Reids Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Marsell · viewpoint · Summit · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hayden Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Agassiz · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kletting Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ostler Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wasatch National Forest · sanctuary · Summit · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pine Valley · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~24 km · Must-see
• Humpy Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~28 km · Must-see
• Yard Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tail Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tail Lake

• Mirror Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Uintah Lake · lake · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Upper Stillwater Reservoir · lake · Duchesne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~48 km · Must-see
• Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~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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