Skating Lake

Skating 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 Skating 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 Skating Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.53725, -124.04073. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Skating Lake

• Leadbetter Point State Park · park · Pacific · ~7 km · Must-see
• Willapa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pacific · ~8 km · Must-see
• Willapa Bay · beach · Pacific · ~10 km · Must-see
• Loomis Lake · lake · Pacific · ~13 km · Must-see
• Long Island · river spot · Pacific · ~13 km · Must-see
• Leadbetter Point · beach · Pacific · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Cove · beach · Pacific · ~25 km · Must-see
• World Kite Museum · museum · Pacific · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Head Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment State Park · sanctuary · Pacific · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grayland Beach State Park · beach · Pacific · ~34 km · Must-see
• Baker Bay · beach · Pacific · ~35 km · Must-see
• Waikiki Beach · beach · Pacific · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Columbia State Park · fort · Pacific · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chinook Point · beach · Pacific · ~41 km · Must-see
• Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elk River Natural Resources Conservation Area · sanctuary · Grays Harbor · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Skating Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Skating Lake

• Loomis Lake · lake · Pacific · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cullaby Lake · lake · Pacific · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Aberdeen · lake · Grays Harbor · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Sylvia State Park · lake · Grays Harbor · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Lucinda · lake · Thurston · ~112 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Thurston · ~115 km · Must-see
• Scott Lake · lake · Thurston · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~119 km · Must-see
• Nahwatzel Lake · lake · Mason · ~119 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Thurston · ~119 km · Must-see

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