Zero Lake

Zero 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 Zero 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 Zero Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.84962, -114.16446. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Zero Lake

• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Shoshone Falls · waterfall · Jerome · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~44 km · Must-see
• Herrett Museum · museum · Twin Falls · ~48 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~50 km · Must-see
• Thousand Springs State Park · park · Gooding · ~58 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~74 km · Must-see
• Seeding Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~1 km
• Wilson Butte Cave · fort · Jerome · ~10 km
• Wilson Butte · viewpoint · Jerome · ~10 km
• Owinza Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Dietrich Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~14 km
• Bill Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~17 km
• Crater Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~19 km
• Sid Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Brown Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Zero Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Zero Lake

• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~87 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~96 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~119 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~121 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~121 km · Must-see

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