Rock Lakes

Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.75524, -114.66963. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Lakes

• White Mountain West · viewpoint · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sunflower Hot Springs · attraction · Valley · ~32 km · Must-see
• The General · viewpoint · Custer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Puddin Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ruffneck Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness · church · Valley · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Deer Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~3 km
• Woodtick Summit · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~7 km
• Falconberry Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~9 km
• Martin Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~11 km
• Sheldon Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~13 km
• Fly Creek Point · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~14 km
• Tappan Falls · waterfall · Valley · ~19 km
• Ramey Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~22 km
• Bear Creek Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~23 km
• Parker Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~24 km
• Grouse Creek Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~25 km
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rock Lakes

• Sullivan Lake · lake · Custer · ~77 km · Must-see
• Stanley Lake · lake · Custer · ~81 km · Must-see
• Swimm Lake · lake · Custer · ~84 km · Must-see
• Pulpit Lake · lake · Custer · ~85 km · Must-see
• Jimmy Smith Lake · lake · Custer · ~86 km · Must-see
• Little Redfish Lake · lake · Custer · ~86 km · Must-see
• Middle Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lower Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~88 km · Must-see
• Upper Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~88 km · Must-see
• Goat Lake · lake · Custer · ~88 km · Must-see

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