Jean Reservoir

Jean Reservoir: 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 reservoir: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Jean Reservoir

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 Jean Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.07713, -113.71252. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jean Reservoir

• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~40 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bluebird Reservoir · lake · Minidoka · ~2 km
• Wildhorse Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~8 km
• Sand Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~15 km
• Lava Point · beach · Minidoka · ~16 km
• Broken Top Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~17 km
• Shale Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~17 km
• Spud Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~17 km
• Laidlaw Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jean Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jean Reservoir

• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~61 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~77 km · Must-see
• Penny Lake · lake · Blaine · ~111 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Blaine · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mackay Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~122 km · Must-see
• Big Fall Creek Lake · lake · Custer · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~127 km · Must-see

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