Chain Lakes

Chain Lakes: 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 Chain Lakes

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 Chain Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.72094, -121.45171. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chain Lakes

• Spiral Butte · viewpoint · Yakima · ~12 km · Must-see
• White Pass (Washington) · viewpoint · Yakima · ~13 km · Must-see
• Shriner Peak Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Pierce · ~15 km · Must-see
• Shriner Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~15 km · Must-see
• Seymour Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bismarck Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~18 km · Must-see
• William O. Douglas Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Double Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tahtlum Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tatoosh Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~20 km · Must-see
• Naches Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~21 km · Must-see
• Buell Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Aix · viewpoint · Yakima · ~21 km · Must-see
• Packwood Lake · lake · Lewis · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tipsoo Lake · lake · Pierce · ~21 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Dam · lake · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• Stevens Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cayuse Pass · viewpoint · Pierce · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chain Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chain Lakes

• Packwood Lake · lake · Lewis · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tipsoo Lake · lake · Pierce · ~21 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Dam · lake · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bumping Lake · lake · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• Snow Lake · lake · Lewis · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bench Lake · lake · Lewis · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rimrock Lake · lake · Yakima · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tieton Dam · lake · Yakima · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kiya Lake · lake · Pierce · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cora Lake · lake · Lewis · ~42 km · Must-see

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