Turtle Lake

Turtle 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 Turtle 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 Turtle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.02768, -117.99217. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Lake

• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~36 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~55 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Battlefield State Park · park · Whitman · ~66 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~66 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Recreation Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~2 km
• Towell Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~8 km
• Revere Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Whitman · ~10 km
• Rock Creek Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~24 km
• Sprague Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Adams · ~32 km
• Fourth of July Lake · lake · Adams · ~32 km
• Johnsons Beach · beach · Whitman · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Turtle Lake

• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~110 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~115 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~118 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~121 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~123 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~126 km · Must-see

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