Emerald Lakes

Emerald Lakes: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Emerald Lakes

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Emerald Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.72054, -111.59002. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerald Lakes

• Hilgard Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~27 km · Must-see
• Plateau Valley · viewpoint · Sevier · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fishlake National Forest · sanctuary · Sevier · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Mountain · church · Wayne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Needle Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~43 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel · fort · Emery · ~49 km · Must-see
• Temple of the Sun · temple · Wayne · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mystic Hot Springs · sanctuary · Sevier · ~57 km · Must-see
• Temple of the Moon · temple · Wayne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Palisade State Park · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~69 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dell Lott Hollow · viewpoint · Sevier · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Emerald Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Emerald Lakes

• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~27 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~77 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~90 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~99 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~103 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~111 km · Must-see
• Cys Cache · lake · Beaver · ~116 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~131 km · Must-see
• Johnson Valley Dam · lake · Sevier · ~16 km

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