Crystal Lake

Crystal 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 Crystal 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 Crystal Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.12991, -119.93511. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crystal Lake

• Wanapum Lake · lake · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~15 km · Must-see
• Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies · attraction · Grant · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park · sanctuary · Kittitas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility · sanctuary · Kittitas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Whiskey Dick Mountain · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Squilchuck State Park · sanctuary · Chelan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Pool · lake · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Priest Rapids Lake · lake · Grant · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mission Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center · church · Chelan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake · lake · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Chelan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Soap Lake · lake · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wenatchee Confluence State Park · sanctuary · Chelan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Potholes State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crystal Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crystal Lake

• Wanapum Lake · lake · Washington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Pool · lake · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Priest Rapids Lake · lake · Grant · ~52 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake · lake · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Soap Lake · lake · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lenore Lake · lake · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~65 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pinto Dam · lake · Grant · ~78 km · Must-see

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