Lost Lake

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.65914, -118.51351. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lake

• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Franklin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~67 km · Must-see
• Kahlotus Ridgetop Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~7 km
• Palouse Falls State Park · waterfall · Franklin · ~27 km
• North Franklin Heritage Museum · museum · Franklin · ~34 km
• Canyon Grain Bins · fort · Whitman · ~44 km
• Esquatzel Coulee Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~45 km
• Bernsens Duck Pond Dam · lake · Franklin · ~49 km
• Duck Pond · lake · Franklin · ~49 km
• Mesa Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Franklin · ~51 km
• Bernsens 810 Reservoir Dam Number Three · lake · Franklin · ~51 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Lake

• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~67 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~83 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~86 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~91 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallula · lake · Benton · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~104 km · Must-see

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