Basco Lake

Basco 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 Basco 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 Basco Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.06611, -113.68019. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Basco Lake

• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~43 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~60 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Reservoir · lake · Minidoka · ~4 km
• Wildhorse Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Lava Point · beach · Minidoka · ~15 km
• Bunting Reservoir · lake · Minidoka · ~18 km
• Shale Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~18 km
• Sand Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~18 km
• Mabel Reservoir · lake · Minidoka · ~20 km
• Broken Top Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Basco Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Basco Lake

• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~58 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~80 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~114 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~118 km · Must-see
• Mackay Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~124 km · Must-see
• Big Fall Creek Lake · lake · Custer · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~126 km · Must-see

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