Turtle Lake

Turtle 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 Turtle 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 Turtle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.34043, -116.49162. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Lake

• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~12 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~16 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~39 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~50 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~57 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~61 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~66 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~69 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bells Lake · lake · Benewah · ~4 km
• Sharp Top · viewpoint · Benewah · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Turtle Lake

• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~69 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~78 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~81 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~111 km · Must-see
• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~112 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~114 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~115 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~116 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~127 km · Must-see

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