Local favourite lake · Shoshone, Idaho

Bacon Lake

Bacon Lake is a lake in Shoshone, Idaho.

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Bacon Lake: 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 Bacon Lake

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 Bacon Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.96769, -115.26964. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bacon Lake

Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~33 km · Must-see
Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~43 km · Must-see
Fish Creek State Park · park · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
Clearwater National Forest · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~56 km · Must-see
Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~64 km · Must-see
Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~70 km · Must-see
Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~70 km · Must-see
Bacon Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~2 km
Five Lakes Butte · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~3 km
Gospel Hill · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~6 km
Needle Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~8 km
Ruby Point · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~8 km
Chamberlain Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~9 km
Yankee Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~10 km
Neversweat Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~10 km
Otter Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~12 km
Red Ives Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~13 km
Vanderbilt Hill · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bacon Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bacon Lake

Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~43 km · Must-see
Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~107 km · Must-see
Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~116 km · Must-see
Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~139 km · Must-see
Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~145 km · Must-see
Dworshak Reservoir · lake · Clearwater · ~74 km
Spring Creek Dam · lake · Missoula · ~82 km
Longpre Dam · lake · Missoula · ~85 km
Schaeffer Dam · lake · Missoula · ~86 km
Long Lake Point · lake · Idaho · ~87 km

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Frequently asked

Is Bacon Lake full? Are the gates open?

No visitor has reported the water level status for Bacon Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What is the best time to visit Bacon Lake?

August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What are the places to visit near Bacon Lake?

Nearby: Larkins Peak (viewpoint, 33 km), Bouchard Lake (lake, 43 km), Fish Creek State Park (park, 55 km), Clearwater National Forest (sanctuary, 56 km), Larch Butte (viewpoint, 64 km), Penrose Peak (viewpoint, 70 km).