Gate Lake

Gate 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 Gate 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 Gate Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.63806, -110.34216. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gate Lake

• Fort Parker · fort · Park · ~12 km · Must-see
• Livingston Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Rae · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Delano · viewpoint · Park · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~26 km · Must-see
• Choke-To-Death Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Cowen · viewpoint · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Douglas · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~50 km · Must-see
• Paradise Valley · viewpoint · Park · ~51 km · Must-see
• KCTZ-TV (Bozeman) · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Crazy Peak · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tumble Mountain · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Elizabeth Meagher · fort · Gallatin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park · park · Sweet Grass · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~56 km · Must-see
• Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Sweet Grass · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellis Seventh Day Adventist Church · fort · Gallatin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Two Sisters · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gate Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gate Lake

• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~65 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~81 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~89 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~96 km · Must-see

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Montana

Frequently asked