Local favourite lake · Clearwater, Idaho
Monroe Lake
Monroe Lake is a lake in Clearwater, Idaho.
Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 46.54809, -115.20649. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Monroe Lake
- Clearwater National Forest · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~13 km · Must-see
- Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~31 km · Must-see
- Stanley Hot Springs · attraction · Idaho · ~33 km · Must-see
- Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~68 km · Must-see
- Monroe Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~1 km
- Porphyry Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~5 km
- Marten Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~6 km
- Lookout Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~7 km
- Stony Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~7 km
- Hungry Point · viewpoint · Idaho · ~8 km
- Indian Grave Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~9 km
- Smith Butte · viewpoint · Idaho · ~9 km
- Raspberry Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~10 km
- Cook Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~11 km
- Spy Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~11 km
- Moccasin Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~12 km
- Fox Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~13 km
- Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~13 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Monroe Lake
- Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~95 km · Must-see
- Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~104 km · Must-see
- Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~115 km · Must-see
- Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~133 km · Must-see
- Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~142 km · Must-see
- Long Lake Point · lake · Idaho · ~28 km
- Dworshak Reservoir · lake · Clearwater · ~74 km
- Fred Burr Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~82 km
- Big Creek Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~82 km
- Mill Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~83 km
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Frequently asked
Is Monroe Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Monroe Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Monroe Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Monroe Lake?
Nearby: Clearwater National Forest (sanctuary, 13 km), Larch Butte (viewpoint, 31 km), Stanley Hot Springs (attraction, 33 km), Larkins Peak (viewpoint, 68 km), Monroe Butte (viewpoint, 1 km), Porphyry Peak (viewpoint, 5 km).