Lake Osakis

Lake Osakis: 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 Lake Osakis

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 Lake Osakis — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.32431, -115.65979. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Osakis

• Blackwell Glacier · viewpoint · Bonner · ~13 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~14 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kootenai National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~21 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elephant Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~33 km · Must-see
• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rock Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lost Soul Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~43 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~43 km · Must-see
• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~51 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~68 km · Must-see
• Logan State Park · park · Lincoln · ~68 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Osakis

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Osakis

• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~14 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~32 km · Must-see
• Libby Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~34 km · Must-see
• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~51 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~74 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Koocanusa · lake · Lincoln · ~90 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~92 km · Must-see

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