South Spring

South Spring: 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 South Spring

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 South Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.06480, -121.18144. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near South Spring

• Hager Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Thompson Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fremont National Forest · sanctuary · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Yamsay Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~26 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake (Oregon) · lake · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Rock Cave · cave · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fremont-Winema National Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~47 km · Must-see
• Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Klamath · ~52 km · Must-see
• Summer Lake · lake · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Winema National Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~67 km · Must-see
• Four Craters Lava Bed Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gilchrist State Forest · sanctuary · Klamath · ~69 km · Must-see
• Summer Lake Hot Springs Bathhouse · lake · Lake · ~72 km · Must-see
• East Lava Field Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~72 km · Must-see
• Halfway Lake · lake · Lake · ~11 km
• Baskin Spring · attraction · Lake · ~17 km
• Trapper Spring · lake · Lake · ~18 km
• Duncan Dam · lake · Lake · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of South Spring

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near South Spring

• Thompson Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake (Oregon) · lake · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Summer Lake · lake · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Summer Lake Hot Springs Bathhouse · lake · Lake · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fossil Lake · lake · Lake · ~79 km · Must-see
• Miller Lake · lake · Klamath · ~82 km · Must-see
• Maidu Lake · lake · Klamath · ~87 km · Must-see
• Diamond Lake · lake · Douglas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Crater Lake Superintendent's Residence · lake · Klamath · ~100 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Klamath · ~101 km · Must-see

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