Rat Lake

Rat 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 Rat 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 Rat Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.42188, -111.17533. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rat Lake

• Storm Castle · viewpoint · Fremont · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackmore · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Bole · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Gallatin Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~22 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lone Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~33 km · Must-see
• American Computer Museum · museum · Gallatin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Rockies · museum · Gallatin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lee Metcalf Wilderness · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Mountain · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fan Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellis Seventh Day Adventist Church · fort · Gallatin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Elizabeth Meagher · fort · Gallatin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Paradise Valley · viewpoint · Park · ~43 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• KCTZ-TV (Bozeman) · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rat Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rat Lake

• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~22 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Albino Lake · lake · Fremont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~72 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hebgen Lake · lake · Fremont · ~79 km · Must-see
• Quake Lake · lake · Fremont · ~82 km · Must-see

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