Karney Lakes

Karney Lakes: 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 Karney Lakes

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 Karney Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.67547, -116.05123. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Karney Lakes

• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~17 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~17 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~18 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~18 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~19 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~21 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~54 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~64 km · Must-see
• Celebration Park · fort · Canyon · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Karney Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Karney Lakes

• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~21 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~95 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~102 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~103 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~105 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~106 km · Must-see
• Three Island Lake · lake · Boise · ~106 km · Must-see
• Benedict Lake · lake · Boise · ~107 km · Must-see
• Rock Slide Lake · lake · Boise · ~107 km · Must-see

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