Glacier Lake
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 8 h ago
Is Glacier Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It doesn't name Glacier Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Elephant Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-26-01-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Area, Road, and Trail Closures (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-25-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Year-Round Fire Restrictions (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-24-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Vehicle Snow Chain Requirements during Inclement Weather (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-23-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Rainbow Canyon Flood Diversion Structure Closure (Spring Mountains National Recreation Area)
Agency alert covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-15-01 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Glacier Lake is a 12-acre lake in California, at about 10,074 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
- The Sawtooth RidgeRock climbing0.3 mi
Incredible HulkRock climbingPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.8 mi
Ice Lake RouteHikingPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1 mi
Horse Creek RouteHikingPhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.5 mi- Horsetail FallsWaterfall2.1 mi
Lower Twin Lakes at BridgeportCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain5.6 mi- Lower Twin Lake Boat RampBoat launch5.6 mi
Lower Twin Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: niiicedave — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Snow LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- East Walker RiverRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
- Tallulah LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Upper Hoover LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Beartrap LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- McCabe LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Shamrock LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Steelhead LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Lake HarrietLake fishing · ~18 min drive
- Virginia LakeLake fishing · ~18 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Ice Lake RouteHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Kettle PeakSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Horsetail FallsWaterfall · ~4 min drive
The JuggernautRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Glacier Lake
Best months: June–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
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 16.8 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
