Big Lakes

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.34054, -115.24549. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lakes

• Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness · sanctuary · Owyhee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mahogany Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Elko · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~68 km · Must-see
• Upper Salmon Falls A-Plant & Forebay · waterfall · Twin Falls · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Gooding · ~70 km · Must-see
• Jarbidge Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~71 km · Must-see
• Deer Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~73 km · Must-see
• Thousand Springs State Park · park · Gooding · ~74 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Elko · ~75 km · Must-see
• Horse Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~11 km
• Coonskin Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~11 km
• Juniper Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~15 km
• Burnt Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~16 km
• Clover Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~17 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Owyhee · ~17 km
• Mosquito Lake Butte · lake · Owyhee · ~19 km
• Marshall Butte · viewpoint · Twin Falls · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lakes

• Wild Horse Reservoir · lake · Elko · ~110 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~113 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~137 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Elko · ~146 km · Must-see
• Mosquito Lake Butte · lake · Owyhee · ~19 km
• Brush Corral Reservoir Number Two · lake · Owyhee · ~72 km
• Bliss Dam · lake · Elmore · ~82 km
• Williams Dam · lake · Twin Falls · ~85 km
• Williams Reservoir · lake · Twin Falls · ~85 km

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