Fish Lake

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.10112, -115.96335. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Lake

• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~14 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~39 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~72 km · Must-see
• Breezy Point · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~2 km
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~3 km
• Fishhook Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~6 km
• Homestead Hump · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~6 km
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~6 km
• Long Hike Rock · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~6 km
• Long Hike Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~7 km
• Twodot Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~8 km
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~9 km
• Marble Mountain · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~9 km
• Flatiron Knobs · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~10 km
• Outlaw Point · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~10 km
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fish Lake

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• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~135 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~138 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~140 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~147 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~150 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Reservoir · lake · Clearwater · ~54 km

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