Lake Harriet
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Lake Harriet open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It doesn't name Lake Harriet, 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.
Lake Harriet is a 10-acre lake near Bridgeport, California, at about 9,227 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
- Cascade CreekMountain biking1.3 mi
- Cascade FallsWaterfall1.3 mi
- Cinko LakeMountain biking1.5 mi
- Tower PeakRock climbing3.1 mi
- East Fork Cherry CreekCanoeing7.5 mi
Crown PointSummitPhoto: Jonathan Fox, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8 mi- Kennedy CreekCanoeing8.1 mi
- Sardine FallsWaterfall8.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- East Walker RiverRiver fishing · ~34 min drive
- High Emigrant LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Emigrant Meadow LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Bigelow LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Maxwell LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Latopie LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Snow LakeLake fishing · ~14 min drive
- Deadman LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Buck LakeLake fishing · ~16 min drive
Best time to visit Lake Harriet
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, 24.7 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 500 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.
