Rainbow Lakes

Rainbow 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.91351, -115.85012. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Lakes

• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~23 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake · lake · Valley · ~24 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~26 km · Must-see
• Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cascade Dam · waterfall · Valley · ~58 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~71 km · Must-see
• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness · church · Valley · ~72 km · Must-see
• Nick Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~3 km
• Buckhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~8 km
• Fitsum Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~9 km
• Rapid Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~9 km
• Boulder Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~10 km
• Miners Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~10 km
• Teapot Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~12 km
• Payette National Forest · sanctuary · Valley · ~12 km
• Snowslide Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~12 km
• Krassell Knob · viewpoint · Valley · ~12 km
• Twin Peaks (North) · viewpoint · Valley · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Lakes

• Payette Lake · lake · Valley · ~24 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~26 km · Must-see
• Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~41 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~88 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Dam · lake · Wallowa · ~95 km · Must-see
• Upper Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~121 km · Must-see
• Stanley Lake · lake · Custer · ~122 km · Must-see
• Middle Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lower Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~122 km · Must-see
• Pulpit Lake · lake · Custer · ~124 km · Must-see

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