Nurses Lakes

Nurses 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 Nurses 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 Nurses Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.55084, -110.27406. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nurses Lakes

• Mount Rae · viewpoint · Park · ~5 km · Must-see
• Livingston Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Delano · viewpoint · Park · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Parker · fort · Park · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Cowen · viewpoint · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Douglas · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tumble Mountain · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~42 km · Must-see
• Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Sweet Grass · ~43 km · Must-see
• Choke-To-Death Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~44 km · Must-see
• Two Sisters · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~47 km · Must-see
• Paradise Valley · viewpoint · Park · ~50 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~52 km · Must-see
• Greycliff Prairie Dog Town State Park · park · Sweet Grass · ~55 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Hague · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Wood · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nurses Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Nurses Lakes

• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~42 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~52 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~83 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~85 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Park · ~91 km · Must-see

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