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Diablo Lake Overlook

Diablo Lake Overlook is located at milepost 131.7 on SR-20 in North Cascades National Park. A large paved parking area with accessible vault toilets and picnic tables perches directly above the reservoir, whose water turns an otherworldly turquoise in summer due to suspended glacial flour. Below the overlook the historic Diablo Dam is visible in the distance, framed by the massive ridgelines of the North Cascades. The turquoise color is most vivid on sunny days in July, August, and September when seasonal glacial melt peaks. Riders on SR-20 pass this spot without even having to detour — the pullout is right on the highway.

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Zero-detour stop on SR-20: pull off the road and you are staring down at a neon-turquoise glacial lake with the Diablo Dam below and a wall of Cascades peaks above — one of the most photogenic roadside pulls in the Pacific Northwest.

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