Gem Lake

Gem 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 Gem 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 Gem Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.37837, -116.13659. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gem Lake

• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~27 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~28 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~42 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Glacier · viewpoint · Bonner · ~47 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~47 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~47 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~51 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~60 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~62 km · Must-see
• Elephant Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gem Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gem Lake

• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~28 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~42 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~44 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~50 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~55 km · Must-see
• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~69 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~75 km · Must-see
• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~76 km · Must-see

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