Emerald Lake

Emerald 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 Emerald 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 Emerald Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.63839, -118.25709. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerald Lake

• Kettle Falls Historical Center · waterfall · Stevens · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Colville National Forest · sanctuary · Ferry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pierre Lake · lake · Stevens · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lamar Lake · lake · Stevens · ~38 km · Must-see
• Curlew Lake State Park · lake · Ferry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~48 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~52 km · Must-see
• Maple Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Christina Lake Provincial Park · lake · Regional District of Kootenay Boundary · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~59 km · Must-see
• Northport Bridge · fort · Stevens · ~59 km · Must-see
• Vulcan Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wauconda Summit · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~65 km · Must-see
• King George VI Provincial Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Christina Lake · lake · Alberta · ~66 km · Must-see
• Boundary Falls · waterfall · Alberta · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Emerald Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Emerald Lake

• Pierre Lake · lake · Stevens · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lamar Lake · lake · Stevens · ~38 km · Must-see
• Curlew Lake State Park · lake · Ferry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~48 km · Must-see
• Christina Lake Provincial Park · lake · Regional District of Kootenay Boundary · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~59 km · Must-see
• Christina Lake · lake · Alberta · ~66 km · Must-see
• Browns Lake Dam · lake · Stevens · ~70 km · Must-see
• Violin Lake · lake · Alberta · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bonaparte Lake Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~77 km · Must-see

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