Upper Crystal Lake Camp
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
Washington · Lake fishing · Enumclaw · Near Greenwater
Crystal Lake
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Crystal Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mount Rainier National Park. It doesn't name Crystal Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Paradise Road Status: Gate closed at Longmire: projected to open tomorrow
Park closure covering Mount Rainier National Park · NPS · Mount Rainier National Park
WILDFIRE CLOSURES: Sunrise & northern trails.
Park alert covering Mount Rainier National Park · NPS · Mount Rainier National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Mount Rainier National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Crystal Lake is an 8-acre lake near Enumclaw, Washington, at about 5,831 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Campbell Basin Lodge
Restaurant
On your way back · 1 mi
If it rainsSteven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (commons)
More in GreenwaterLocal outfitters
- Silver Beach Resort22 mi away
- Rimrock Lake Resort24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Crystal Peak TrailHikingPhoto: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi- HENSKIN LAKEHiking1.3 mi
Yakima PeakSummitPhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.3 mi
Naches PeakSummitPhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.6 mi- Silver CreekCanoeing4 mi
- Lodgepole Campground (Washington)Camping5.9 mi
- Lodgepole CampgroundCamping5.9 mi
- Stafford FallsWaterfall6.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Deadwood LakesLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Bumping LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Swamp LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Leech LakeLake fishing · ~33 min drive
- Lonesome LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Marjorie LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Jug LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Goat LakeLake fishing · ~36 min drive
- First LakeLake fishing · ~48 min drive
- Far West LakeLake fishing · ~49 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Crystal Peak TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Crystal MountainDownhill skiing · ~4 min drivePhoto: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Yakima PeakSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Ron Clausen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
South TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Crystal Lake
Best months: July–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
34° / 24°
Feb
34° / 23°
Mar
36° / 24°
Apr
40° / 26°
May
48° / 33°
Jun
54° / 37°
Jul
62° / 44°
Aug
64° / 45°
Sep
57° / 41°
Oct
46° / 33°
Nov
37° / 26°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rainier Paradise Rs, WA, 13.9 mi away at 5,427 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
