Lost Lake

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.18765, -116.39111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lake

• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~8 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~24 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~29 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~40 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~41 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~46 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~49 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~54 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~63 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~65 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Glacier · viewpoint · Bonner · ~66 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Lake

• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~8 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~23 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~46 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~54 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~65 km · Must-see
• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~69 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~74 km · Must-see

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