McElroy Lake

McElroy 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 McElroy 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 McElroy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.01236, -118.45493. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McElroy Lake

• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~51 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~53 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~75 km · Must-see
• N. H. Greene House · fort · Adams · ~17 km
• Burroughs Home · museum · Adams · ~17 km
• Ritzville Water Park · park · Adams · ~17 km
• Ritzville Historic District · fort · Adams · ~17 km
• Marcellus Shrub Steppe Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~30 km
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km
• Kahlotus Ridgetop Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~45 km
• Rock Creek Recreation Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~46 km
• Sprague Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Adams · ~47 km
• Towell Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~50 km
• Revere Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Whitman · ~52 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McElroy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McElroy Lake

• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~75 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~77 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~79 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~82 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake · lake · Grant · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~88 km · Must-see
• Pinto Dam · lake · Grant · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~109 km · Must-see

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