Trinity Lake

Trinity 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 Trinity 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 Trinity Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.83636, -114.07612. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Trinity Lake

• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~41 km · Must-see
• Shoshone Falls · waterfall · Jerome · ~47 km · Must-see
• Herrett Museum · museum · Twin Falls · ~53 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~65 km · Must-see
• Thousand Springs State Park · park · Gooding · ~65 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~69 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~69 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Owinza Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~5 km
• Seeding Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~8 km
• Bill Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~9 km
• Sid Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~12 km
• Wilson Butte Cave · fort · Jerome · ~16 km
• Wilson Butte · viewpoint · Jerome · ~16 km
• Thrush Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~19 km
• Dietrich Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Trinity Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Trinity Lake

• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~65 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~69 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~96 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~123 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~128 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~128 km · Must-see

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