Must-see lake · Salt Lake, Utah
Dog Lake
Dog Lake is a lake in Salt Lake, Utah.
Dog Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Dog Lake
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Dog Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 40.66703, -111.63954. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Dog Lake
- Gobblers Knob · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
- Kesler Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
- Mount Raymond · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
- Big Cottonwood Canyon- Donut Falls Hike · waterfall · Salt Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Aire · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
- Chad's Gap · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Superior · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
- Mount Millicent · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
- Mount Wolverine · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
- Guardsman Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
- Neffs Spring · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
- Mount Tuscarora · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
- Dromedary Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
- Quarry Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~12 km · Must-see
- Twin Peaks Wilderness · sanctuary · Salt Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
- Sunrise Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
- Twin Peaks (East) · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
- Sunset Peak · viewpoint · Wasatch · ~13 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dog Lake
- Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
- Little Dell Reservoir · lake · Salt Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
- Red Pine Dam · lake · Salt Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
- Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~25 km · Must-see
- Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park · lake · Salt Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
- KALL-AM (Salt Lake City) · lake · Salt Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
- Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~29 km · Must-see
- Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~30 km · Must-see
- Utah State Capitol Building · lake · Salt Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
- Deer Creek Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~38 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Dog Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Dog Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Dog Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Dog Lake?
Nearby: Gobblers Knob (viewpoint, 5 km), Kesler Peak (viewpoint, 7 km), Mount Raymond (viewpoint, 7 km), Big Cottonwood Canyon- Donut Falls Hike (waterfall, 8 km), Mount Aire (viewpoint, 9 km), Chad's Gap (viewpoint, 10 km).
Is Dog Lake worth visiting?
Dog Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Utah on Spotwander.