Solar Lake

Solar 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 Solar 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 Solar Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.42244, 34.82994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Solar Lake

• Citadel of Salah Al-Din · fort · South Sinai · ~7 km · Must-see
• Taba Heights Marina · beach · South Sinai · ~8 km · Must-see
• Coral Sea in Eilat Nature Reserve · beach · South District · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mt. Tzafachot · viewpoint · South District · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kings City · park · South District · ~24 km · Must-see
• Aqaba Church · church · Aqaba · ~26 km · Must-see
• הר ידידיה · viewpoint · South District · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Red Canyon · viewpoint · South District · ~36 km · Must-see
• Har Shani · viewpoint · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hashem El Tarif · viewpoint · North Sinai · ~42 km · Must-see
• Coloured Canyon · viewpoint · South Sinai · ~48 km · Must-see
• Timna Park · sanctuary · South District · ~51 km · Must-see
• Timna Valley · viewpoint · South District · ~52 km · Must-see
• Har Timna · viewpoint · South District · ~53 km · Must-see
• Yotvata Hai-Bar · sanctuary · South District · ~65 km · Must-see
• Nuweiba al Muzeina · attraction · South Sinai · ~66 km · Must-see
• Jabal Rum · viewpoint · Aqaba · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wadi Rum Protected Area · sanctuary · Aqaba · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Solar Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Solar Lake

• Eilat Marina · lake · South District · ~24 km
• Al Buwarah · lake · Tabuk Province · ~73 km
• Mayyat al Sawwanah · lake · South Sinai · ~84 km
• Qalt al Demthi · lake · South Sinai · ~138 km
• خليج فيورد باي · lake · South Sinai · ~7 km
• Hidden Lake Eilat · lake · South District · ~24 km
• נחל רחם אילת · lake · South District · ~24 km
• Flamingo · lake · South District · ~33 km
• Lake Yard Park · lake · South Sinai · ~42 km
• האגם הנעלם · lake · South District · ~52 km

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