Devils Lake

Devils 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 Devils 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 Devils Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.69754, -118.20127. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Lake

• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~5 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~74 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls State Park · waterfall · Franklin · ~5 km
• Canyon Grain Bins · fort · Whitman · ~17 km
• Kahlotus Ridgetop Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~34 km
• Towell Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~47 km
• Rock Creek Recreation Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~50 km
• Revere Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Whitman · ~59 km
• Ritzville Water Park · park · Adams · ~61 km
• N. H. Greene House · fort · Adams · ~61 km
• Burroughs Home · museum · Adams · ~62 km
• Ritzville Historic District · fort · Adams · ~62 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Devils Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Devils Lake

• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~79 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~90 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~106 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~110 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~115 km · Must-see

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