Trigger Lake

Trigger 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 Trigger 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 Trigger Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.25118, -107.01377. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Trigger Lake

• Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Powder River Pass information sign · viewpoint · Johnson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~23 km · Must-see
• High Park Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Washakie · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~24 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~31 km · Must-see
• Buffalo City Park · park · Johnson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~34 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Trigger Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Trigger Lake

• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~125 km · Must-see
• West Tensleep Lake · lake · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Florence Lake · lake · Johnson · ~21 km
• Cloud Peak Dam · lake · Johnson · ~22 km
• Diamond Lake · lake · Johnson · ~22 km
• Mistymoon Lake · lake · Big Horn · ~23 km
• Glacier Lake · lake · Johnson · ~24 km
• Patch Dam · lake · Johnson · ~24 km

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