Bender Lake

Bender 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 Bender 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 Bender Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.74555, -118.85982. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bender Lake

• Northrup Point Day-use Area · sanctuary · Grant · ~28 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake · lake · Grant · ~29 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake North Dam · lake · Grant · ~31 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pinto Dam · lake · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park · waterfall · Grant · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~63 km · Must-see
• Klinkhammer Lakes · lake · Douglas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Lenore Caves State Park Heritage Site · waterfall · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lenore Lake · lake · Grant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wilson Creek Falls · waterfall · Lincoln · ~14 km
• H Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~18 km
• Wagner Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~19 km
• Castle Rock Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Grant · ~28 km
• Baring Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bender Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bender Lake

• Banks Lake · lake · Grant · ~29 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake North Dam · lake · Grant · ~31 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pinto Dam · lake · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Klinkhammer Lakes · lake · Douglas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lenore Lake · lake · Grant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Soap Lake · lake · Grant · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~88 km · Must-see
• Omak Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Pateros · lake · Douglas · ~93 km · Must-see

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