These 15 Amazing Lakes In The USA Are A MUST On Your Bucket List

A lakeside view can truly be special. Along these bodies of water, you’ll find the kind of lake towns that have all but single-handedly rendered the word “quaint” a cliche. They’re the stuff of vacation dreams, even if right now dreaming about them is the closest we can get: Idyllic little slices of fudge-fueled paradise where everybody from pontoon-bound revelers to quiet beachcombers finds common ground on the sand.

You'll find Owens Lake in the Owens Valley. It's on the eastern side of the famous Sierra Nevada almost five miles south of Lone Pine in California. Owens Lake is a mostly dry one. Owens contained a significant amount of water until some time in 1913. It was then that the majority of the Owens River was intentionally diverted into the Los Angeles Aqueduct. This caused the lake to desiccate by 1926. At press time, some of the river's flow has been restored so the lake has a little water. Image courtesy of @ken_etzel