Lost Lakes

Lost Lakes: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lost Lakes

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 Lost Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.52144, -110.31307. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Lakes

• Mount Rae · viewpoint · Park · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Delano · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~16 km · Must-see
• Livingston Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Cowen · viewpoint · Park · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Parker · fort · Park · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Douglas · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tumble Mountain · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Absaroka–Beartooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Sweet Grass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Paradise Valley · viewpoint · Park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Two Sisters · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~46 km · Must-see
• Choke-To-Death Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~48 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~50 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~53 km · Must-see
• KCTZ-TV (Bozeman) · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Hague · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Wood · viewpoint · Stillwater · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lost Lakes

• Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~50 km · Must-see
• Heather Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hyalite Reservoir · lake · Gallatin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fairy Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~82 km · Must-see
• Frazier Lake · lake · Gallatin · ~85 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Park · ~88 km · Must-see

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