French Lake

French 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 French 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 French Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.96688, -114.93834. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near French Lake

• Fish Creek State Park · park · Mineral · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clearwater National Forest · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~61 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~65 km · Must-see
• Frenchtown Pond State Park · park · Missoula · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lolo National Forest · sanctuary · Sanders · ~71 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~72 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Council Grove State Park · park · Missoula · ~75 km · Must-see
• Short Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~11 km
• Illinois Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~15 km
• Trap Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~16 km
• Rambiker Falls · waterfall · Shoshone · ~16 km
• Gold Crown Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~17 km
• Vanderbilt Hill · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of French Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near French Lake

• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~75 km · Must-see
• Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~119 km · Must-see
• Finley Point Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~136 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~139 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~144 km · Must-see
• Flathead Lake · lake · Lake · ~145 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Dam · lake · Missoula · ~52 km
• Longpre Dam · lake · Missoula · ~54 km
• Schaeffer Dam · lake · Missoula · ~56 km

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