Meteor Hole

Meteor Hole: 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 Meteor Hole

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 Meteor Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.03533, -111.68577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Meteor Hole

• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~50 km · Must-see
• Caribou-Targhee National Forest · sanctuary · Bingham · ~53 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~53 km · Must-see
• Palisades Dam · lake · Bonneville · ~64 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ririe Reservoir · lake · Bonneville · ~70 km · Must-see
• Idaho Potato Museum · museum · Bingham · ~70 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Meadow Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Bingham · ~3 km
• Badger Knoll · viewpoint · Caribou · ~8 km
• Limerock Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~9 km
• Crater Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~10 km
• Mollies Nipple · viewpoint · Bingham · ~16 km
• Camp Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~17 km
• Reservoir Mountain · lake · Caribou · ~18 km
• Blackfoot Reservoir · lake · Caribou · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Meteor Hole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Meteor Hole

• Palisades Dam · lake · Bonneville · ~64 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ririe Reservoir · lake · Bonneville · ~70 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~90 km · Must-see
• Marion Lake · lake · Teton · ~112 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Teton · ~116 km · Must-see
• Coyote Lake · lake · Teton · ~118 km · Must-see
• Rimrock Lake · lake · Teton · ~121 km · Must-see
• Phelps Lake · lake · Teton · ~123 km · Must-see
• Timberline Lake · lake · Teton · ~126 km · Must-see

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