Lily Pond

Lily Pond: 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 Lily Pond

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 Lily Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.53965, -121.56255. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lily Pond

• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~0 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~1 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~13 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Latour Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Latour Demonstration State Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~22 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lily Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lily Pond

• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~0 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~1 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~27 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Paynes Creek · lake · Tehama · ~46 km · Must-see

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