Must-see lake · Carbon, Montana
Wild Bill Lake
Wild Bill Lake is a lake in Carbon, Montana.
Wild Bill Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Wild Bill Lake
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Wild Bill Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 45.15654, -109.36883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Wild Bill Lake
- Red Lodge Baptist Church · church · Carbon · ~12 km · Must-see
- Greenough Lake · lake · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
- Silver Run Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
- Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~23 km · Must-see
- Sylvan Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~23 km · Must-see
- Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~23 km · Must-see
- Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~25 km · Must-see
- Bowback Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mount Inabnit · viewpoint · Carbon · ~26 km · Must-see
- Hopper Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~26 km · Must-see
- Sky Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
- Sundance Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~28 km · Must-see
- Castle Rock Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~30 km · Must-see
- Snowbank Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~32 km · Must-see
- Lake at Falls · waterfall · Carbon · ~34 km · Must-see
- Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see
- Saint Olaf Lutheran Church · church · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see
- Beartooth Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wild Bill Lake
- Greenough Lake · lake · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~35 km · Must-see
- Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~40 km · Must-see
- Cooney Reservoir State Park · lake · Carbon · ~42 km · Must-see
- Cooney Dam · lake · Carbon · ~44 km · Must-see
- Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~59 km · Must-see
- Aufwuchs Lake · lake · Stillwater · ~67 km · Must-see
- Lake Pinchot · lake · Sweet Grass · ~71 km · Must-see
- Trout Lake · lake · Park · ~83 km · Must-see
- Buffalo Bill Dam · lake · Park · ~93 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Wild Bill Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Wild Bill Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Wild Bill Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Wild Bill Lake?
Nearby: Red Lodge Baptist Church (church, 12 km), Greenough Lake (lake, 15 km), Silver Run Peak (viewpoint, 18 km), Beartooth Glacier (viewpoint, 23 km), Sylvan Peak (viewpoint, 23 km), Whitetail Peak (viewpoint, 23 km).
Is Wild Bill Lake worth visiting?
Wild Bill Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Montana on Spotwander.