Local favourite lake · Shoshone, Idaho

Copper Lake

Copper Lake is a lake in Shoshone, Idaho.

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Copper 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 Copper 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 Copper Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.94188, -115.26883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Copper Lake

Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~33 km · Must-see
Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~46 km · Must-see
Clearwater National Forest · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~53 km · Must-see
Fish Creek State Park · park · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~61 km · Must-see
Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~74 km · Must-see
Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~74 km · Must-see
Five Lakes Butte · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~1 km
Bacon Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~6 km
Chamberlain Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~6 km
Gospel Hill · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~7 km
Ruby Point · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~9 km
Needle Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~11 km
Yankee Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~12 km
Fly Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~12 km
Meadow Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~13 km
Hornet Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~13 km
Vanderbilt Hill · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Copper Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Copper Lake

Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~46 km · Must-see
Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~107 km · Must-see
Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~114 km · Must-see
Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~141 km · Must-see
Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~148 km · Must-see
Dworshak Reservoir · lake · Clearwater · ~72 km
Spring Creek Dam · lake · Missoula · ~83 km
Long Lake Point · lake · Idaho · ~83 km
Longpre Dam · lake · Missoula · ~85 km
Schaeffer Dam · lake · Missoula · ~87 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Idaho

Frequently asked

Is Copper Lake full? Are the gates open?

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

What is the best time to visit Copper Lake?

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

What are the places to visit near Copper Lake?

Nearby: Larkins Peak (viewpoint, 33 km), Bouchard Lake (lake, 46 km), Clearwater National Forest (sanctuary, 53 km), Fish Creek State Park (park, 55 km), Larch Butte (viewpoint, 61 km), Penrose Peak (viewpoint, 74 km).