Chain Lakes

Chain Lakes: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Chain Lakes

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 Chain Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.18657, -121.94745. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chain Lakes

• Robe Canyon Historic Trail · sanctuary · Snohomish · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America · temple · Snohomish · ~16 km · Must-see
• Oso Mudslide · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~16 km · Must-see
• Centennial Trail · sanctuary · Snohomish · ~19 km · Must-see
• Boulder River Wilderness · sanctuary · Snohomish · ~22 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Snohomish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Pilchuck · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Bullen · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Queest-alb Glacier · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Pilchuck State Park · sanctuary · Snohomish · ~24 km · Must-see
• Three Fingers · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Higgins · viewpoint · Skagit · ~25 km · Must-see
• So-Bahli-Alhi Glacier · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Whitehorse Mountain · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Round Mountain · viewpoint · Skagit · ~27 km · Must-see
• Liberty Mountain · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jumbo Mountain · viewpoint · Snohomish · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chain Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chain Lakes

• Heather Lake · lake · Snohomish · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Goodwin · lake · Snohomish · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Lake Wetlands Conservation Area · lake · Skagit · ~35 km · Must-see
• Blackmans Lake · lake · Snohomish · ~38 km · Must-see
• Culmback Dam · lake · Snohomish · ~38 km · Must-see
• Martha Lake Airport Park · lake · Snohomish · ~52 km · Must-see
• Foggy Lake · lake · Snohomish · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lower Baker Dam · lake · Skagit · ~54 km · Must-see
• Paradise Lake · lake · King · ~58 km · Must-see
• Monte Cristo · lake · Snohomish · ~59 km · Must-see

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