Proctor Lake

Proctor 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 Proctor 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 Proctor Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.11549, -118.34855. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Proctor Lake

• Bethlehem Priory of Saint Joseph · church · Kern · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tehachapi Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~18 km · Must-see
• Double Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mojave Community Congregational Church · church · Kern · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mojave East Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cummings Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~27 km · Must-see
• César E. Chávez National Monument · sanctuary · Kern · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rosamond Park · park · Kern · ~40 km · Must-see
• Rosamond Dry Lake · lake · Kern · ~50 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~52 km · Must-see
• Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park · sanctuary · Los Angeles · ~53 km · Must-see
• Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve · sanctuary · Los Angeles · ~53 km · Must-see
• Desert Tortoise Habitat Area · sanctuary · Kern · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~56 km · Must-see
• Willow Springs Canyon · viewpoint · Los Angeles · ~56 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Proctor Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Proctor Lake

• Rosamond Dry Lake · lake · Kern · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Hughes · lake · Los Angeles · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Elizabeth · lake · Los Angeles · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rogers Lake (Dry) · lake · Kern · ~64 km · Must-see
• Quail Lake · lake · Los Angeles · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Ming · lake · Esmeralda · ~74 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Nye · ~78 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Los Angeles · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~80 km · Must-see

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