Fire Lake

Fire 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 Fire 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 Fire Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.38159, -110.50899. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fire Lake

• Mount Cowen · viewpoint · Park · ~2 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Delano · viewpoint · Park · ~20 km · Must-see
• Paradise Valley · viewpoint · Park · ~22 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~25 km · Must-see
• Livingston Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Rae · viewpoint · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Douglas · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ash Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~39 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Sweet Grass · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Parker · fort · Park · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tumble Mountain · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Bole · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackmore · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Devil's Slide · viewpoint · Park · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fire Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fire Lake

• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~51 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~76 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Park · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~85 km · Must-see

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