Ryan Lake

Ryan 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 Ryan 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 Ryan Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.35289, -122.06509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ryan Lake

• Mount Whittier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Margaret · viewpoint · Skamania · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Dome · viewpoint · Skamania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Minnie Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~12 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Skamania · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument · sanctuary · Skamania · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crater Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~24 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~25 km · Must-see
• Layser Cave · cave · Lewis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shoestring Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens · viewpoint · Skamania · ~26 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Cowlitz · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jumbo Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Riffe Lake · lake · Lewis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Goat Marsh Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ryan Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ryan Lake

• Spirit Lake · lake · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Lake · lake · Skamania · ~18 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~25 km · Must-see
• Riffe Lake · lake · Lewis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Swift Reservoir · lake · Skamania · ~42 km · Must-see
• Swift Dam · lake · Skamania · ~42 km · Must-see
• Merrill Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~44 km · Must-see
• Olallie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~44 km · Must-see
• Takhlakh Lake · lake · Skamania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Toutle River Sediment Retention Structure · lake · Cowlitz · ~46 km · Must-see

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