Black Lake

Black 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 Black 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 Black Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.88002, -115.10866. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Lake

• Tooley Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tooley Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Koocanusa · lake · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~30 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dickey Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Frozen Lake · lake · Idaho · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lost Soul Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~51 km · Must-see
• Stillwater State Forest · sanctuary · Flathead · ~60 km · Must-see
• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pacific Northwest Trail 01 Montana · trek · Alberta · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kintla Lake · lake · Idaho · ~75 km · Must-see
• Costich Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~8 km
• Glen Lake Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~14 km
• Sutton Creek Falls · waterfall · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Stonehenge Air Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~23 km
• Crystal Lake Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~25 km
• Galton Pass · viewpoint · Alberta · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Black Lake

• Tooley Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tooley Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Koocanusa · lake · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~30 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dickey Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Frozen Lake · lake · Idaho · ~43 km · Must-see
• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kintla Lake · lake · Idaho · ~75 km · Must-see
• Winona Lake (Flathead County, Montana) · lake · Idaho · ~83 km · Must-see

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