Courthouse Lake

Courthouse 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 Courthouse 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 Courthouse Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.12638, -109.95647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Courthouse Lake

• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wolf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wolf Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~6 km · Must-see
• Grasshopper Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~8 km · Must-see
• Glacier Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hidden Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Villard · viewpoint · Park · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mystic Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sky Top Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~14 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak (Northwest Peak) · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~15 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cairn Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~16 km · Must-see
• Granite Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Courthouse Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Courthouse Lake

• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~3 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~24 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Greenough Lake · lake · Park · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wild Bill Lake · lake · Carbon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wrangler Lake · lake · Park · ~78 km · Must-see
• Grebe Lake · lake · Park · ~79 km · Must-see

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