Rex Lake

Rex 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 Rex 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 Rex Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.25929, -123.07080. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rex Lake

• Oakland Bay · beach · Mason · ~4 km · Must-see
• Potlatch State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mason Lake · lake · Mason · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Skookum Inlet · beach · Mason · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hope Island Marine State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~17 km · Must-see
• Totten Inlet · beach · Thurston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ink Blot Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jarrell Cove State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kamilche Hill · viewpoint · Mason · ~18 km · Must-see
• Twanoh State Park · park · Mason · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hunter Point · beach · Thurston · ~19 km · Must-see
• McMicken Island Marine State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cooper Point · beach · Thurston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Burns Cove · beach · Thurston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Oyster Bay · beach · Thurston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Herron Island · river spot · Pierce · ~22 km · Must-see
• Frye Cove · beach · Thurston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Mason · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rex Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rex Lake

• Mason Lake · lake · Mason · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lower Cushman Dam · lake · Mason · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Kokanee · lake · Mason · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nahwatzel Lake · lake · Mason · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cushman Dam · lake · Mason · ~27 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Thurston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grass Lake · lake · Thurston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Setchfield Lake · lake · Thurston · ~33 km · Must-see
• Simmons Lake · lake · Thurston · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Cushman · lake · Mason · ~34 km · Must-see

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