Red Lake

Red 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 Red 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 Red Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.99861, -118.23444. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Lake

• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ritzville Water Park · park · Adams · ~21 km
• N. H. Greene House · fort · Adams · ~22 km
• Burroughs Home · museum · Adams · ~23 km
• Ritzville Historic District · fort · Adams · ~23 km
• Rock Creek Recreation Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~25 km
• Towell Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~29 km
• Revere Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Whitman · ~32 km
• Marcellus Shrub Steppe Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~36 km
• Sprague Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Adams · ~37 km
• Fourth of July Lake · lake · Adams · ~43 km
• Palouse Falls State Park · waterfall · Franklin · ~46 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Lake

• Sprague Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~94 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~95 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~100 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~103 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake · lake · Grant · ~108 km · Must-see
• Pinto Dam · lake · Grant · ~114 km · Must-see

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