Emerald Lake

Emerald 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 Emerald 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 Emerald Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.05158, -114.61034. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerald Lake

• Patterson Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Lake · lake · Custer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Merriam Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Washington Lake · lake · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lonesome Lake Peak · lake · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~4 km · Must-see
• Blackmon Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ebony Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lee Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake · lake · Custer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bible Back Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~8 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 8 · viewpoint · Custer · ~8 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 9 · viewpoint · Custer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Croesus Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Washington Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 10 · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Calkens Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Emerald Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Emerald Lake

• Fourth of July Lake · lake · Custer · ~2 km · Must-see
• Washington Lake · lake · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lonesome Lake Peak · lake · Custer · ~3 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake · lake · Custer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Swimm Lake · lake · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lower Deer Lake · lake · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Upper Deer Lake · lake · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Smith Lake · lake · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Yellow Belly Lake · lake · Custer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pettit Lake · lake · Blaine · ~28 km · Must-see

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