Amber Lakes

Amber 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 Amber 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 Amber Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.83935, -114.47450. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Amber Lakes

• Boulder Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~4 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~6 km · Must-see
• Glassford Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Easley Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ryan Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cerro Ciento · viewpoint · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness · sanctuary · Custer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Griffin Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~16 km · Must-see
• Upper Deer Lake · lake · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Norton Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lower Deer Lake · lake · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~22 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Fall Creek Lake · lake · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Prairie Creek Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~24 km · Must-see
• Titus Benchmark · viewpoint · Blaine · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Amber Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Amber Lakes

• Upper Deer Lake · lake · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lower Deer Lake · lake · Custer · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~22 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Fall Creek Lake · lake · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Titus Lake · lake · Blaine · ~24 km · Must-see
• Washington Lake · lake · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Lake · lake · Custer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake · lake · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lonesome Lake Peak · lake · Custer · ~36 km · Must-see

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