Fish Lake

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.15157, -110.62895. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Lake

• Ash Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~11 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~17 km · Must-see
• Devil's Slide · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Everts · viewpoint · Park · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Yellowstone · fort · Park · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sepulcher Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces · attraction · Park · ~26 km · Must-see
• Orange Spring Mound · attraction · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
• Clagett Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~28 km · Must-see
• Electric Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Terrace Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bunsen Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~32 km · Must-see
• Paradise Valley · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Cowen · viewpoint · Park · ~36 km · Must-see
• Joseph Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gray Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Prospect Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~39 km · Must-see
• Folsom Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fish Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fish Lake

• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grebe Lake · lake · Park · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~57 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~58 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Park · ~60 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~65 km · Must-see
• Albino Lake · lake · Fremont · ~66 km · Must-see
• Wrangler Lake · lake · Park · ~68 km · Must-see

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