Betts Lake

Betts 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 Betts 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 Betts Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.33063, -115.04393. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Betts Lake

• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Haskell Pass · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kootenai National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Logan State Park · park · Lincoln · ~41 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Flathead · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tally Lake · lake · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lost Soul Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~50 km · Must-see
• Stillwater State Forest · sanctuary · Flathead · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dickey Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~57 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Glacier · viewpoint · Bonner · ~61 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~62 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Idaho · ~63 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake State Park · lake · Flathead · ~63 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Betts Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Betts Lake

• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Flathead · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tally Lake · lake · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dickey Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~57 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake · lake · Idaho · ~63 km · Must-see
• Whitefish Lake State Park · lake · Flathead · ~63 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~64 km · Must-see

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