Cascade Lake

Cascade Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Cascade Lake

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cascade Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.06539, -110.26175. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cascade Lake

• Crazy Peak · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~7 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~23 km · Must-see
• Choke-To-Death Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Parker · fort · Park · ~51 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~54 km · Must-see
• Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park · park · Sweet Grass · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gallatin National Forest · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Livingston Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Naya Nuki Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sacagawea Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pomp Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ross Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cave Lake · cave · Park · ~6 km
• Druckmiller Lake · lake · Park · ~7 km
• Pear Lake · lake · Park · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cascade Lake

Other waterfalls near Cascade Lake

• Crystal Cascades · waterfall · Fergus · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake at Falls · waterfall · Carbon · ~142 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Waterfall · waterfall · Sweet Grass · ~72 km
• Grotto Falls Trail · waterfall · Gallatin · ~102 km
• Palisade Falls · waterfall · Gallatin · ~105 km
• Woodbine Falls · waterfall · Stillwater · ~105 km
• Champagne Falls · waterfall · Fremont · ~106 km
• Horsetail Falls · waterfall · Gallatin · ~108 km
• Apex Falls · waterfall · Gallatin · ~115 km
• Alpine Falls · waterfall · Gallatin · ~115 km

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