Independence Lakes

Independence 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 Independence 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 Independence Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.19845, -113.66750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Independence Lakes

• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~2 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~15 km · Must-see
• City of Rocks National Reserve · sanctuary · Cassia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Smoky Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~27 km · Must-see
• George Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~60 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~69 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~72 km · Must-see
• KCIR-FM (Twin Falls) · waterfall · Cassia · ~20 km
• Red Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Independence Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Independence Lakes

• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~69 km · Must-see
• Spiral Jetty · lake · Box Elder · ~148 km · Must-see
• Oakley Dam · lake · Cassia · ~26 km
• Murtaugh Lake County Park · lake · Twin Falls · ~63 km
• Sublett Dam · lake · Cassia · ~66 km
• Minidoka Dam · lake · Cassia · ~68 km
• Williams Reservoir · lake · Twin Falls · ~78 km
• Williams Dam · lake · Twin Falls · ~78 km
• Bill Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~89 km

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