Basin Lake

Basin 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 Basin 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 Basin Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.95363, -121.43925. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Basin Lake

• Castle Mountain · viewpoint · Pierce · ~6 km · Must-see
• Three Way Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~8 km · Must-see
• Norse Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cupalo Rock · viewpoint · Yakima · ~9 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chinook Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~10 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tahtlum Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~13 km · Must-see
• Naches Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~14 km · Must-see
• Yakima Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tipsoo Lake · lake · Pierce · ~14 km · Must-see
• Palisades Lake Trail · viewpoint · Pierce · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cayuse Pass · viewpoint · Pierce · ~15 km · Must-see
• Marcus Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~16 km · Must-see
• Seymour Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bumping Lake · lake · Yakima · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dege Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~17 km · Must-see
• Buell Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Basin Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Basin Lake

• Tipsoo Lake · lake · Pierce · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bumping Lake · lake · Yakima · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bench Lake · lake · Lewis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Snow Lake · lake · Lewis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mowich Lake · lake · Pierce · ~40 km · Must-see
• Eunice Lake · lake · Pierce · ~42 km · Must-see
• St. Andrews Lake · lake · Pierce · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kiya Lake · lake · Pierce · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Easton State Park · lake · Kittitas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Dam · lake · Yakima · ~48 km · Must-see

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