Local favourite lake · Valley, Idaho
Rainbow Spring
Rainbow Spring is a lake in Valley, Idaho.
Rainbow Spring: 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 Rainbow Spring
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 Rainbow Spring — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.98072, -115.62362. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Rainbow Spring
- Williams Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~7 km · Must-see
- Payette Lake · lake · Valley · ~46 km · Must-see
- Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~47 km · Must-see
- Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness · church · Valley · ~48 km · Must-see
- Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~50 km · Must-see
- Sunflower Hot Springs · attraction · Valley · ~71 km · Must-see
- Indian Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~11 km
- Van Meter Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~11 km
- Parks Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
- Krassell Knob · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
- Sawpit Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
- Teapot Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~14 km
- Golden Gate Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~15 km
- Savage Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~15 km
- Bald Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~18 km
- Profile Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~19 km
- Big Creek Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~20 km
- Willson Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~20 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rainbow Spring
- Payette Lake · lake · Valley · ~46 km · Must-see
- Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~47 km · Must-see
- Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~50 km · Must-see
- Deadwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~96 km · Must-see
- Hells Canyon Dam · lake · Wallowa · ~112 km · Must-see
- Stanley Lake · lake · Custer · ~117 km · Must-see
- Upper Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~118 km · Must-see
- Middle Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~118 km · Must-see
- Lower Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~119 km · Must-see
- Pulpit Lake · lake · Custer · ~120 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Rainbow Spring full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Rainbow Spring yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Rainbow Spring?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Rainbow Spring?
Nearby: Williams Peak (viewpoint, 7 km), Payette Lake (lake, 46 km), Warm Lake (lake, 47 km), Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness (church, 48 km), Payette Lake Dam (lake, 50 km), Sunflower Hot Springs (attraction, 71 km).