Crescent Lakes

Crescent 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 Crescent 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 Crescent Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.00928, -121.38148. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crescent Lakes

• Norse Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~2 km · Must-see
• Castle Mountain · viewpoint · Pierce · ~8 km · Must-see
• Naches Trail · trek · King · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Creek SnoPark · viewpoint · King · ~16 km · Must-see
• Three Way Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Colquhoun Peak · viewpoint · King · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cupalo Rock · viewpoint · Yakima · ~19 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chinook Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bumping Lake · lake · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tahtlum Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• Palisades Lake Trail · viewpoint · Pierce · ~22 km · Must-see
• Naches Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~23 km · Must-see
• Yakima Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tipsoo Lake · lake · Pierce · ~23 km · Must-see
• Marcus Peak · viewpoint · Pierce · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kelly Butte · viewpoint · King · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crescent Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crescent Lakes

• Bumping Lake · lake · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tipsoo Lake · lake · Pierce · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Easton State Park · lake · Kittitas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Keechelus Dam · lake · Kittitas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bench Lake · lake · Lewis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Snow Lake · lake · Lewis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Keechelus Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kachess Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cle Elum Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~48 km · Must-see

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