Fish Lake

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.38598, -122.33169. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Lake

• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount McLoughlin · viewpoint · Jackson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods · lake · Klamath · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Lake · lake · Klamath · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bieberstedt Butte · viewpoint · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Poole Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Esmond Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Island Lake · lake · Klamath · ~21 km · Must-see
• Howard Prairie Lake · lake · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Klamath · ~23 km · Must-see
• Brophy Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pelican Butte · viewpoint · Klamath · ~26 km · Must-see
• Peck Gulch · viewpoint · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Aspen Butte · viewpoint · Klamath · ~27 km · Must-see
• Gardener Butte · viewpoint · Jackson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Meyers Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hyatt Reservoir · lake · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sky Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Klamath · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fish Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fish Lake

• Lake of the Woods · lake · Klamath · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Lake · lake · Klamath · ~14 km · Must-see
• Island Lake · lake · Klamath · ~21 km · Must-see
• Howard Prairie Lake · lake · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hyatt Reservoir · lake · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Aspen Lake · lake · Klamath · ~36 km · Must-see
• Medco Pond · lake · Jackson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Upper Klamath Lake · lake · Klamath · ~40 km · Must-see
• Agency Lake · lake · Klamath · ~43 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Coaxial Dike · lake · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see

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