Must-see lake · Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Bourgeau Lake
Bourgeau Lake is a lake in Improvement District No. 9, Alberta.
Bourgeau 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 Bourgeau 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 Bourgeau Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 51.13556, -115.79053. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bourgeau Lake
- Mount Bourgeau · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~1 km · Must-see
- Mount Brett · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~5 km · Must-see
- Massive Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~7 km · Must-see
- Monarch Viewpoint · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~7 km · Must-see
- Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Howard Douglas · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~8 km · Must-see
- Simpson Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mount Cory · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~13 km · Must-see
- The Finger · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~13 km · Must-see
- Copper Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~13 km · Must-see
- Quartz Hill · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~14 km · Must-see
- Mount Edith · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~14 km · Must-see
- Mount Louis · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~15 km · Must-see
- Haiduk Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~15 km · Must-see
- Mount Fifi · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~15 km · Must-see
- Cockscomb Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~15 km · Must-see
- Fatigue Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~17 km · Must-see
- Citadel Pass · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~18 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bourgeau Lake
- Basin Pool · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~18 km · Must-see
- Johnson Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~28 km · Must-see
- Floe Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~33 km · Must-see
- Floe Lake · lake · Regional District of East Kootenay · ~33 km · Must-see
- Lake Magog · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~35 km · Must-see
- Moraine Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~43 km · Must-see
- Spray Lakes Reservoir · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~46 km · Must-see
- Lake Annette · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~49 km · Must-see
- Opabin Lake · lake · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~54 km · Must-see
- Opabin Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 9 · ~54 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Bourgeau Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Bourgeau 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 Bourgeau 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 Bourgeau Lake?
Nearby: Mount Bourgeau (viewpoint, 1 km), Mount Brett (viewpoint, 5 km), Massive Mountain (viewpoint, 7 km), Monarch Viewpoint (viewpoint, 7 km), Pilot Mountain (viewpoint, 8 km), Mount Howard Douglas (viewpoint, 8 km).
Is Bourgeau Lake worth visiting?
Bourgeau Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Alberta on Spotwander.