Notable lake · Lancashire, Lancashire
Scales Tarn
Scales Tarn is a lake in Lancashire, Lancashire.
Scales Tarn: 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 Scales Tarn
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 Scales Tarn — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 54.64385, -3.04153. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Scales Tarn
- Blencathra · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~1 km · Must-see
- Mungrisdale Common · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~3 km · Must-see
- Great Calva · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~6 km · Must-see
- Clough Head · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Carrock Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Knott · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Castlerigg Stone Circle · fort · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Low Rigg · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~7 km · Must-see
- Latrigg · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Skiddaw Little Man · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- High Rigg · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Bakestall · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~8 km · Must-see
- Great Sca Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- High Pike · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Meal Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Keswick Museum & Art Gallery · museum · Lancashire · ~9 km · Must-see
- Great Dodd · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~10 km · Must-see
- Derwent Pencil Museum · museum · Lancashire · ~10 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Scales Tarn
- Derwentwater · lake · Lancashire · ~12 km · Must-see
- Bassenthwaite Lake · lake · Lancashire · ~14 km · Must-see
- Thirlmere · lake · Lancashire · ~15 km · Must-see
- Brothers Water · lake · Lancashire · ~21 km · Must-see
- The English Lake District · lake · Lancashire · ~23 km · Must-see
- Buttermere · lake · Lancashire · ~24 km · Must-see
- Crummock Water · lake · Lancashire · ~24 km · Must-see
- Measand · lake · Lancashire · ~25 km · Must-see
- Loweswater · lake · Lancashire · ~27 km · Must-see
- Grasmere · lake · Lancashire · ~27 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Scales Tarn full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Scales Tarn yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Scales Tarn?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Scales Tarn?
Nearby: Blencathra (viewpoint, 1 km), Mungrisdale Common (viewpoint, 3 km), Great Calva (viewpoint, 6 km), Clough Head (viewpoint, 7 km), Carrock Fell (viewpoint, 7 km), Knott (viewpoint, 7 km).
Is Scales Tarn worth visiting?
Scales Tarn is listed as a notable lake in Lancashire on Spotwander.