Bottleneck Lake

Bottleneck 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 Bottleneck 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 Bottleneck Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.65813, -116.60097. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bottleneck Lake

• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~13 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~16 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~24 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~25 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pacific Northwest Trail · trek · Boundary · ~27 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~40 km · Must-see
• Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boundary · ~45 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~58 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~61 km · Must-see
• CT-114 Tutor Jet Static Display · fort · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~61 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~66 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~69 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~70 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bottleneck Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bottleneck Lake

• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~24 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~26 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~66 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~69 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~70 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kootenay Lake · lake · Alberta · ~90 km · Must-see

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