Tinker Lake

Tinker Lake: 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 Tinker Lake

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 Tinker Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.35946, -124.04732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tinker Lake

• World Kite Museum · museum · Pacific · ~2 km · Must-see
• North Head Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment State Park · sanctuary · Pacific · ~9 km · Must-see
• Baker Bay · beach · Pacific · ~11 km · Must-see
• Waikiki Beach · beach · Pacific · ~11 km · Must-see
• Loomis Lake · lake · Pacific · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~12 km · Must-see
• Long Island · river spot · Pacific · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Columbia State Park · fort · Pacific · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chinook Point · beach · Pacific · ~19 km · Must-see
• Willapa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pacific · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dismal Nitch - Lewis and Clark National Historical Park · sanctuary · Pacific · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peter Iredale · attraction · Clatsop · ~26 km · Must-see
• Grays Point · beach · Pacific · ~29 km · Must-see
• Youngs Bay · beach · Clatsop · ~31 km · Must-see
• Willapa Bay · beach · Pacific · ~31 km · Must-see
• Leadbetter Point State Park · park · Pacific · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kast-am · attraction · Clatsop · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tinker Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tinker Lake

• Loomis Lake · lake · Pacific · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cullaby Lake · lake · Pacific · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Aberdeen · lake · Grays Harbor · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Sylvia State Park · lake · Grays Harbor · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~110 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~122 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Lucinda · lake · Thurston · ~127 km · Must-see
• Scott Lake · lake · Thurston · ~132 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Thurston · ~132 km · Must-see

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