Rough Lake

Rough 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 Rough 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 Rough Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.18419, -114.80122. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rough Lake

• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Little Redfish Lake · lake · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 2 · viewpoint · Custer · ~13 km · Must-see
• Watson Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 4 · viewpoint · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Swimm Lake · lake · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 1 · viewpoint · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Redfish Lake · lake · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 5 · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 7 · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 6 · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness · sanctuary · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marshall Lake · lake · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• White Cloud Peak 8 · viewpoint · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chinese Wall · viewpoint · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rough Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rough Lake

• Little Redfish Lake · lake · Custer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Swimm Lake · lake · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Redfish Lake · lake · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Marshall Lake · lake · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Goat Lake · lake · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bluebox Lake · lake · Boise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lonesome Lake Peak · lake · Custer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Braxon Lake · lake · Boise · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Lake · lake · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see

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