Elk Lake

Elk 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 Elk 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 Elk Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.22758, -110.31454. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elk Lake

• Mount Douglas · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~20 km · Must-see
• Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Sweet Grass · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~25 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Cowen · viewpoint · Park · ~28 km · Must-see
• Two Sisters · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ash Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tumble Mountain · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~31 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~39 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Rae · viewpoint · Park · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wolf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Meridian Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wolf Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Barronette Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elk Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elk Lake

• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~25 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Park · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Grebe Lake · lake · Park · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wrangler Lake · lake · Park · ~77 km · Must-see

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