Yellowjacket Waterhole

Yellowjacket Waterhole: 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 Yellowjacket Waterhole

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 Yellowjacket Waterhole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.40069, -113.50619. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yellowjacket Waterhole

• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~3 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~3 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~33 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baptist Community Church · church · Butte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~43 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~49 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Brocky Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Altair Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Standhope Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~75 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Caves · cave · Butte · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Yellowjacket Waterhole

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Yellowjacket Waterhole

• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~33 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mackay Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~80 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~91 km · Must-see
• Big Fall Creek Lake · lake · Custer · ~99 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~100 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~101 km · Must-see
• Merriam Lake · lake · Custer · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~128 km · Must-see

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