Gorge Lakes

Gorge Lakes: 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 Gorge Lakes

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 Gorge Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.48974, -112.96451. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gorge Lakes

• Comet Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sheriff Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~17 km · Must-see
• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Badger Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~54 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tweedy Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~1 km
• Barb Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~2 km
• Bloody Dick Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~3 km
• Torrey Lake · lake · Beaverhead · ~3 km
• Beaverhead National Forest · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~4 km
• Tendoy Lake · lake · Beaverhead · ~4 km
• Torrey Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~5 km
• Mount Alverson · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~6 km
• Mount Tahepia · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~8 km
• Saddleback Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~8 km
• Boot Lake Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gorge Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gorge Lakes

• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~86 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~102 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~113 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~129 km · Must-see
• Torrey Lake · lake · Beaverhead · ~3 km
• Tendoy Lake · lake · Beaverhead · ~4 km
• Boot Lake Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~8 km
• Boot Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~8 km
• Anchor Lake North Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~8 km
• Anchor South Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~9 km

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