Lakin Dam

Lakin Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lakin Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Lakin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.23239, -122.00918. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lakin Dam

• Lake McCloud · lake · Shasta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mossbrae Falls · waterfall · Siskiyou · ~27 km · Must-see
• Assembly of God Church of Dunsmuir · church · Siskiyou · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mud Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~29 km · Must-see
• Watkins Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~29 km · Must-see
• Konwakiton Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wintun Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Shasta · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hotlum Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~32 km · Must-see
• Whitney Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bolam Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shastina · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Shasta Wilderness · sanctuary · Siskiyou · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Siskiyou · lake · Siskiyou · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Shasta City Park · park · Siskiyou · ~36 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lakin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lakin Dam

• Lake McCloud · lake · Shasta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Siskiyou · lake · Siskiyou · ~35 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pit Six Dam · lake · Shasta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pit Number 7 97-122 Dam · lake · Shasta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Shasta Lake · lake · Shasta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kangaroo Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Shasta Caverns · lake · Shasta · ~67 km · Must-see

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