Straight Lake

Straight 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 Straight 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 Straight Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.86088, -114.94013. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Straight Lake

• Fish Creek State Park · park · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clearwater National Forest · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~50 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~66 km · Must-see
• Frenchtown Pond State Park · park · Missoula · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~71 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~72 km · Must-see
• Council Grove State Park · park · Missoula · ~75 km · Must-see
• Wapito Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~9 km
• Short Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~10 km
• Admiral Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~10 km
• Jungle Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~12 km
• Spring Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Straight Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Straight Lake

• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~76 km · Must-see
• Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~132 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~138 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~143 km · Must-see
• Finley Point Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~148 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Dam · lake · Missoula · ~59 km
• Longpre Dam · lake · Missoula · ~60 km
• Schaeffer Dam · lake · Missoula · ~61 km
• Duffy Lake · lake · Idaho · ~72 km

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