Downwind Lake

Downwind 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 Downwind 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 Downwind Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 63.07750, -146.19056. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Downwind Lake

• Fielding Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eureka Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~40 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Ridge · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km · Must-see
• Institute Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gulkana Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~55 km · Must-see
• Canwell Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~58 km · Must-see
• Castner Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~64 km · Must-see
• McGinnis Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Silvertip · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~68 km · Must-see
• Gakona Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Moffet · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~69 km · Must-see
• Whistle Ridge · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~7 km
• High Valley · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~11 km
• Tarn Valley · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~15 km
• Houseblock Valley · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~15 km
• Rapid Falls · waterfall · Unorganized Borough · ~20 km
• Delta River · river spot · Unorganized Borough · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Downwind Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Downwind Lake

• Fielding Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~35 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lake Geeta Viewpoint · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~32 km
• Paxson Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km
• Lake Louise State Recreation Area · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~112 km
• Glacier Gap Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~7 km
• Landmark Gap Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~10 km
• Phalarope Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~10 km
• Tangle Lakes · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~11 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Unorganized Borough

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