Zig Zag Lake

Zig Zag 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 Zig Zag 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 Zig Zag Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.84766, -122.10532. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Zig Zag Lake

• Trout Creek Hill · viewpoint · Skamania · ~11 km · Must-see
• Carson National Fish Hatchery · park · Skamania · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wind River Arboretum · park · Skamania · ~18 km · Must-see
• Silver Star Trail · viewpoint · Skamania · ~20 km · Must-see
• Greenleaf Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~23 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Yacolt Burn State Forest · sanctuary · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tumtum Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Skamania · ~27 km · Must-see
• Yale Dam · lake · Cowlitz · ~28 km · Must-see
• Swift Reservoir · lake · Skamania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Beacon Rock State Park · sanctuary · Skamania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Yale Lake · lake · Clark · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~30 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum · museum · Skamania · ~30 km · Must-see
• Swift Dam · lake · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Scott Point · viewpoint · Skamania · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Zig Zag Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Zig Zag Lake

• Yale Dam · lake · Cowlitz · ~28 km · Must-see
• Swift Reservoir · lake · Skamania · ~29 km · Must-see
• Yale Lake · lake · Clark · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swift Dam · lake · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Skamania · ~35 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake · lake · Skamania · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Merwin · lake · Clark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Battle Ground Lake State Park · lake · Clark · ~38 km · Must-see
• Merrill Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~40 km · Must-see
• South Prairie Lake · lake · Skamania · ~41 km · Must-see

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