Pine Lake

Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.50096, -121.04473. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Lake

• Fort Rock Cave · cave · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• East Lava Field Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Paulina Peak · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Paulina Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Four Craters Lava Bed Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gilchrist State Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~51 km · Must-see
• Horse Ridge · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake (Oregon) · lake · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fossil Lake · lake · Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Oregon Desert Trail · trek · Deschutes · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lava Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pringle Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~66 km · Must-see
• Oregon Observatory · attraction · Deschutes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hager Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~68 km · Must-see
• The High Desert Museum · museum · Deschutes · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dillon Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fort Rock · fort · Lake · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pine Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pine Lake

• Silver Lake (Oregon) · lake · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fossil Lake · lake · Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wickiup Reservoir · lake · Deschutes · ~76 km · Must-see
• Thompson Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~82 km · Must-see
• Crane Prairie Reservoir · lake · Deschutes · ~87 km · Must-see
• Little Lava Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lava Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~93 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~93 km · Must-see
• Little Cultus Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~93 km · Must-see

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