Crescent Bay

Crescent Bay: 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 Crescent Bay

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 Crescent Bay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.93806, -118.99228. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crescent Bay

• Banks Lake North Dam · lake · Grant · ~2 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~3 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~8 km · Must-see
• Northrup Point Day-use Area · sanctuary · Grant · ~13 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake · lake · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Klinkhammer Lakes · lake · Douglas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Balance Rock · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Park · park · Okanogan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Omak Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park · waterfall · Grant · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pinto Dam · lake · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Pateros · lake · Douglas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Colville Tribal Museum & Gift Shop · museum · Okanogan · ~4 km
• Crown Point Vista · viewpoint · Douglas · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Crescent Bay

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crescent Bay

• Banks Lake North Dam · lake · Grant · ~2 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~3 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake · lake · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Klinkhammer Lakes · lake · Douglas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Omak Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pinto Dam · lake · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Pateros · lake · Douglas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lenore Lake · lake · Grant · ~79 km · Must-see

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