Lake Lucerne

Lake Lucerne: 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 Lake Lucerne

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 Lake Lucerne — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.42796, -117.31439. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Lucerne

• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~29 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~48 km · Must-see
• Browns Lake Dam · lake · Stevens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Mountain · lake · Stevens · ~55 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Stevens · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~62 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~63 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~67 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~70 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~72 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~73 km · Must-see
• Locke Dam · lake · Pend Oreille · ~1 km
• Heater Pond Dam · lake · Pend Oreille · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Lucerne

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Lucerne

• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~29 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~48 km · Must-see
• Browns Lake Dam · lake · Stevens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Mountain · lake · Stevens · ~55 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Stevens · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~62 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~73 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~76 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~81 km · Must-see

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