Basalt Lake

Basalt 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 Basalt 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 Basalt Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 63.15667, -146.34250. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Basalt Lake

• Eureka Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fielding Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Ridge · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~49 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~51 km · Must-see
• Institute Peak · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~56 km · Must-see
• McGinnis Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Moffet · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gulkana Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~59 km · Must-see
• Canwell Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~61 km · Must-see
• Castner Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~64 km · Must-see
• Susitna Glacier · viewpoint · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Silvertip · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Hayes · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hayes Glacier · viewpoint · Denali Borough · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gakona Glacier · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~74 km · Must-see
• Houseblock Valley · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~2 km
• Tarn Valley · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~4 km
• High Valley · viewpoint · Unorganized Borough · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Basalt Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Basalt Lake

• Fielding Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~116 km · Must-see
• Quartz Lake Recreation Area · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~148 km · Must-see
• Lake Geeta Viewpoint · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~25 km
• Paxson Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~60 km
• Lake Louise State Recreation Area · lake · Matanuska-Susitna Borough · ~122 km
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~149 km
• Phalarope Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~7 km
• Glacier Gap Lake · lake · Unorganized Borough · ~7 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Unorganized Borough

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