Cottonwood Reservoir

Cottonwood Reservoir: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this reservoir: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Cottonwood Reservoir

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cottonwood Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.03493, -110.68243. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cottonwood Reservoir

• Gallatin National Forest · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pomp Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Naya Nuki Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sacagawea Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ross Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Choke-To-Death Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crazy Peak · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Parker · fort · Park · ~53 km · Must-see
• KCTZ-TV (Bozeman) · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Elizabeth Meagher · fort · Gallatin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellis Seventh Day Adventist Church · fort · Gallatin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Rockies · museum · Gallatin · ~63 km · Must-see
• American Computer Museum · museum · Gallatin · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cottonwood Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cottonwood Reservoir

• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~82 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~120 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~121 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~129 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~132 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~132 km · Must-see

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