Ames Lake

Ames 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 Ames 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 Ames Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.37977, -117.86944. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ames Lake

• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~33 km · Must-see
• Qlispé Raceway Park · attraction · Spokane · ~49 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Battlefield State Park · park · Whitman · ~52 km · Must-see
• John A. Finch Arboretum · park · Spokane · ~53 km · Must-see
• High Bridge Park · park · Spokane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture · museum · Spokane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Manito Park · park · Spokane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Spokane Falls · waterfall · Spokane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral · church · Spokane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Spokane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Christ the Redeemer Church · church · Spokane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cowley Park · park · Spokane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Looff Carrousel · attraction · Spokane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Spokane · ~58 km · Must-see
• One Spokane Stadium · attraction · Spokane · ~58 km · Must-see
• Liberty Park · park · Spokane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Riverside State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ames Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ames Lake

• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~74 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~83 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~91 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Stevens · ~95 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Mountain · lake · Stevens · ~101 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~114 km · Must-see

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