Copper Lake

Copper 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 Copper 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 Copper Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.07681, -115.68505. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Copper Lake

• Saint Paul Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~1 km · Must-see
• Rock Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~3 km · Must-see
• Elephant Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~16 km · Must-see
• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~17 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Glacier · viewpoint · Bonner · ~21 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kootenai National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~40 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jew Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sex Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~49 km · Must-see
• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Logan State Park · park · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Copper Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Copper Lake

• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~17 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~21 km · Must-see
• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~68 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~89 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~90 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Flathead · ~90 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~93 km · Must-see

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