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: 42.57089, -113.74074. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerald Lake

• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~37 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~54 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~62 km · Must-see
• Shoshone Falls · waterfall · Jerome · ~68 km · Must-see
• City of Rocks National Reserve · sanctuary · Cassia · ~69 km · Must-see
• Smoky Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~71 km · Must-see
• Herrett Museum · museum · Twin Falls · ~75 km · Must-see
• Burley Butte · viewpoint · Cassia · ~22 km
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Cassia · ~22 km
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Cassia · ~24 km
• Minidoka Dam · lake · Cassia · ~29 km
• Kimama Butte · viewpoint · Minidoka · ~31 km
• Milner Butte · viewpoint · Cassia · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Emerald Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Emerald Lake

• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~106 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~119 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~122 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~146 km · Must-see
• Minidoka Dam · lake · Cassia · ~29 km
• Thrush Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~39 km
• Bill Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~41 km
• Murtaugh Lake County Park · lake · Twin Falls · ~46 km

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