Fern Lake

Fern 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 Fern 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 Fern Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.65947, -121.92221. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fern Lake

• Fort Raines · fort · Skamania · ~1 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum · museum · Skamania · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Cascades Trail · waterfall · Skamania · ~4 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness · sanctuary · Hood River · ~8 km · Must-see
• Greenleaf Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~9 km · Must-see
• Beacon Rock State Park · sanctuary · Skamania · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Columbia River Gorge · viewpoint · Skamania · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ainsworth State Park · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wyeth State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wahtum Lake · lake · Skamania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wind Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~18 km · Must-see
• Scott Point · viewpoint · Skamania · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wind River Arboretum · park · Skamania · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Skamania · ~20 km · Must-see
• Benson State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Multnomah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dog Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fern Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fern Lake

• Lake Bonneville · lake · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wahtum Lake · lake · Skamania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Skamania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~38 km · Must-see
• South Prairie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~41 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Skamania · ~42 km · Must-see
• Burnt Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Round Lake · lake · Clark · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fallen Leaf Lake · lake · Clark · ~48 km · Must-see

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