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: 44.45749, -107.30400. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerald Lake

• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~10 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~24 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~42 km · Must-see
• High Park Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Washakie · ~44 km · Must-see
• Powder River Pass information sign · viewpoint · Johnson · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Emerald Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Emerald Lake

• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cross Creek Reservoir Dam · lake · Johnson · ~11 km
• Hansen Number 3 Dam · lake · Johnson · ~14 km
• Shell Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~14 km
• Adelaide Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~14 km
• Bighorn Dam · lake · Johnson · ~15 km
• Middle Cloud Peak lake · lake · Big Horn · ~15 km
• Willits Reservoir Dam · lake · Johnson · ~15 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Wyoming

Frequently asked