Lava Lake

Lava 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 Lava 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 Lava Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 65.58947, -163.90940. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lava Lake

• Imuruk Lake Volcanic Field · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~3 km · Must-see
• Trail Creek Caves · cave · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~40 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Bendeleben · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Bendeleben · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~59 km · Must-see
• Andromeda Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~23 km
• Cassiope Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~27 km
• Hoodoo Hill · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~29 km
• Camille Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~31 km
• Continental Divide · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~37 km
• Lost Jim Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~38 km
• Skeleton Butte · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~40 km
• The Bat · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~40 km
• Imuruk Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~41 km
• Gosling Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~41 km
• Rhododendron Cone · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~44 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~45 km
• North Star Ditch · fort · Unorganized Borough · ~46 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lava Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lava Lake

• Imuruk Lake Volcanic Field · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~3 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~41 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~115 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Basin · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~120 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Basin · lake · Aleutians East Borough · ~123 km · Must-see
• Imuruk Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~41 km
• Kuzitrin Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~49 km
• Agnes Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~4 km
• Joan Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~40 km
• Erich Lake · lake · Northwest Arctic Borough · ~42 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Aleutians East Borough

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