Tule Lake

Tule 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 Tule 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 Tule Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.95580, -120.53137. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tule Lake

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~41 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~45 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~51 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~5 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~9 km
• Brush Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~12 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~18 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~19 km
• Shaniko Historic District · fort · Wasco · ~23 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~29 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tule Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tule Lake

• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~84 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~93 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~107 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~109 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~116 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~117 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Wasco · ~119 km · Must-see
• Little Crater Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~123 km · Must-see

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