Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.17825, -120.79574. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Teanaway Community Forest · sanctuary · Kittitas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blewett Pass · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cle Elum Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Earl Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Navaho Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Chelan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bills Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Teanaway Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mission Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Easton State Park · lake · Kittitas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Esmeralda Peak · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Little Annapurna · viewpoint · Chelan · ~40 km · Must-see
• McClellan Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Snow Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Chelan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Argonaut Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Witches Tower · viewpoint · Chelan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sherpa Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dragontail Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Cle Elum Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Easton State Park · lake · Kittitas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Snow Lakes · lake · Chelan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Ingalls · lake · Chelan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Colchuck Lake · lake · Chelan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nada Lake · lake · Chelan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Shield Lake · lake · Chelan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kachess Lake · lake · Kittitas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Coney Lake · lake · Chelan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Eightmile Lake · lake · Chelan · ~48 km · Must-see

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