Potato Lakes

Potato 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 Potato 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 Potato Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.15274, -113.48787. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Potato Lakes

• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~19 km · Must-see
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~27 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~54 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ross' Hole · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~62 km · Must-see
• Welcome Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~66 km · Must-see
• Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Granite · ~14 km
• Flint Creek Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~22 km
• Storm Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~24 km
• Bayer Number 1 Dam · lake · Granite · ~28 km
• Skalkaho Falls · waterfall · Idaho · ~30 km
• Snake Pit · cave · Granite · ~31 km
• Daly Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~34 km
• Star Falls · waterfall · Lemhi · ~35 km
• Star Falls · waterfall · Ravalli · ~35 km
• Skalkaho Falls · waterfall · Ravalli · ~36 km
• Burnt Fork Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Potato Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Potato Lakes

• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~19 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~126 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~145 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~150 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Dam · lake · Deer Lodge · ~22 km
• Storm Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~24 km
• Bayer Number 1 Dam · lake · Granite · ~28 km
• Daly Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~34 km
• Burnt Fork Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~40 km

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