Bench Lake

Bench 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 Bench 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 Bench Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.15940, -121.39923. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bench Lake

• Mount Adams Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yakima · ~3 km · Must-see
• Gotchen Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~7 km · Must-see
• Klickitat Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crescent Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rusk Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~9 km · Must-see
• Wilson Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Yakima · ~11 km · Must-see
• Avalanche Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lyman Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~11 km · Must-see
• White Salmon Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~12 km · Must-see
• Adams Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lava Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lower Butte · sanctuary · Skamania · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Skamania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Takhlakh Lake · lake · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Beauty · viewpoint · Skamania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Skamania · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bench Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bench Lake

• Takhlakh Lake · lake · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Skamania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Olallie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~28 km · Must-see
• Walupt Lake · lake · Lewis · ~36 km · Must-see
• South Prairie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~45 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Skamania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Packwood Lake · lake · Lewis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Dam · lake · Yakima · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rimrock Lake · lake · Yakima · ~70 km · Must-see

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