Leech Lake

Leech 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 Leech 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 Leech Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.64269, -121.38730. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Leech Lake

• White Pass (Washington) · viewpoint · Yakima · ~1 km · Must-see
• Spiral Butte · viewpoint · Yakima · ~4 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Dam · lake · Yakima · ~11 km · Must-see
• Goat Rocks Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tieton Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Packwood Lake · lake · Lewis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rimrock Lake · lake · Yakima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Packwood Glacier · viewpoint · Lewis · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old Snowy Mountain · viewpoint · Lewis · ~19 km · Must-see
• McCall Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bismarck Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ives Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~20 km · Must-see
• Conrad Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~21 km · Must-see
• Big Horn · viewpoint · Yakima · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• Meade Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• William O. Douglas Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Aix · viewpoint · Yakima · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Leech Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Leech Lake

• Clear Creek Dam · lake · Yakima · ~11 km · Must-see
• Packwood Lake · lake · Lewis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rimrock Lake · lake · Yakima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tieton Dam · lake · Yakima · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bumping Lake · lake · Yakima · ~30 km · Must-see
• Walupt Lake · lake · Lewis · ~32 km · Must-see
• Snow Lake · lake · Lewis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tipsoo Lake · lake · Pierce · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bench Lake · lake · Lewis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kiya Lake · lake · Pierce · ~47 km · Must-see

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