West Lake

West 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 West 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 West Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 59.89361, -126.51806. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Lake

• Lower Toobally Lake · lake · Yukon · ~44 km
• Smith River Falls-Fort Halkett Provincial Park · waterfall · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~46 km
• Upper Toobally Lake · lake · Yukon · ~70 km
• Liard Hot Springs · sanctuary · Yukon · ~71 km
• Coal River Springs Territorial Park · sanctuary · Yukon · ~73 km
• Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park · sanctuary · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~73 km
• West Lake Recreation Site · lake · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~1 km
• Crooked Lake (sjö i Kanada, British Columbia, lat 59,91, long · lake · Dehcho Region · ~7 km
• Crooked Lake · lake · Dehcho Region · ~7 km
• Rogers Lakes · lake · Yukon · ~8 km
• Triangle Lake · lake · Dehcho Region · ~17 km
• Avis Lake · lake · Dehcho Region · ~26 km
• Smith River Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~30 km
• Gilliland Lakes · lake · Yukon · ~36 km
• Lower Toobally Lake · lake · Dehcho Region · ~43 km
• Portage Brule Rapids Protected Area · sanctuary · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~43 km
• Portage Brule Rapids Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~44 km
• Portage Brûlé Rapids · river spot · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~45 km

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near West Lake

• Aeroplane Lake · lake · Stikine Region · ~122 km · Must-see
• Muncho Lake · lake · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~135 km · Must-see
• Solitary Lake · lake · Stikine Region · ~148 km · Must-see
• Lower Toobally Lake · lake · Yukon · ~44 km
• Upper Toobally Lake · lake · Yukon · ~70 km
• Muncho Lake Provincial Park · lake · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~135 km
• West Lake Recreation Site · lake · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality · ~1 km
• Crooked Lake (sjö i Kanada, British Columbia, lat 59,91, long · lake · Dehcho Region · ~7 km
• Crooked Lake · lake · Dehcho Region · ~7 km
• Rogers Lakes · lake · Yukon · ~8 km

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