Blue Lake

Blue 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 Blue 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 Blue Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.50663, -120.67113. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Lake

• Lexington Tower · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Early Winters Spires · viewpoint · Chelan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Liberty Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~2 km · Must-see
• Stiletto Peak · viewpoint · Chelan · ~3 km · Must-see
• Washington Pass Overlook · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~3 km · Must-see
• Whistler Mountain · viewpoint · Chelan · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hinkhouse Peak · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wallaby Peak · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Big Kangaroo · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dagger Lake · lake · Chelan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Twisp Mountain · viewpoint · Chelan · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lyall Glacier · viewpoint · Chelan · ~7 km · Must-see
• Crooked Bum · viewpoint · Chelan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rainy Lake Falls · waterfall · Chelan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Frisco Mountain · viewpoint · Chelan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Peak · viewpoint · Skagit · ~9 km · Must-see
• Gibert Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Beaner Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Lake

• Dagger Lake · lake · Chelan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Beaner Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kettling Lake · lake · Chelan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Waddell Lake · lake · Chelan · ~16 km · Must-see
• Green View Lake · lake · Chelan · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Chelan National Recreation Area · lake · Chelan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Chelan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Trapper Lake · lake · Chelan · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness · lake · Okanogan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Doubtful Lake · lake · Chelan · ~35 km · Must-see

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