Midnight Lake

Midnight 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 Midnight 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 Midnight Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.26976, -111.55639. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Midnight Lake

• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~46 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~53 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Naomi Wilderness · sanctuary · Cache · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ricks Spring · attraction · Cache · ~60 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~68 km · Must-see
• First Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Cache · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Midnight Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Midnight Lake

• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~46 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~84 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~92 km · Must-see
• Causey Dam · lake · Weber · ~135 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~142 km · Must-see
• Hammond Dam · lake · Bear Lake · ~9 km

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