Rainbow Lake

Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 62.34132, -149.30932. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Lake

• Sovereign Mountain · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~54 km · Must-see
• Denali State Park · sanctuary · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~67 km · Must-see
• Penny Royal Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~68 km · Must-see
• Snowbird Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~69 km · Must-see
• Caeco · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~20 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~29 km
• Grebe · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~48 km
• Talkeetna RCAG · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~51 km
• Aurora Dora · museum · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~52 km
• Dancing Leaf Gallery · museum · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~52 km
• Talkeetna Historical Society Museum · museum · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~52 km
• Susitna Salmon Center · museum · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~52 km
• Talkeetna Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~58 km
• Gnome Peak · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~61 km
• Mountain Subdivision · fort · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~64 km
• Sobriety Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~64 km
• Chickaloon Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~65 km
• Atonement Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~65 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Lake

• Byers Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~76 km · Must-see
• Trapper Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~77 km · Must-see
• Nancy Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~101 km · Must-see
• Finger Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~102 km · Must-see
• Wasilla Lake · lake · Anchorage · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake Lucille · lake · Anchorage · ~107 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~115 km · Must-see
• Eklutna Dam · lake · Anchorage · ~131 km · Must-see
• Alexander Lake · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~132 km · Must-see
• Eklutna Lake · lake · Anchorage · ~134 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

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