Lake Elmo State Park

Lake Elmo State Park: 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 Lake Elmo State Park

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 Lake Elmo State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.84128, -108.48010. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Elmo State Park

• Yellowstone Art Museum · museum · Yellowstone · ~8 km · Must-see
• Billings First Congregational Church · church · Yellowstone · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick Co-Cathedral · church · Yellowstone · ~9 km · Must-see
• Coburn Hill · viewpoint · Yellowstone · ~11 km · Must-see
• Billings Montana Temple · church · Yellowstone · ~16 km · Must-see
• Zoo Montana · sanctuary · Yellowstone · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chief Plenty Coups State Park · park · Big Horn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cave Moon Park · cave · Yellowstone · ~6 km
• Ghost Cave · cave · Yellowstone · ~8 km
• Retriever Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~8 km
• Western Heritage Center · museum · Yellowstone · ~9 km
• Moss Mansion Museum · museum · Yellowstone · ~9 km
• Rattlesnake Reservoir Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~9 km
• Dover D Dam Number 1 · lake · Yellowstone · ~11 km
• Halverson Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~13 km
• R Burton Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~13 km
• Pictograph Cave · fort · Yellowstone · ~14 km
• Ghost Cave · cave · Yellowstone · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Elmo State Park

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Elmo State Park

• Cooney Dam · lake · Carbon · ~89 km · Must-see
• Cooney Reservoir State Park · lake · Carbon · ~91 km · Must-see
• Wild Bill Lake · lake · Carbon · ~129 km · Must-see
• Greenough Lake · lake · Park · ~143 km · Must-see
• Retriever Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~8 km
• Rattlesnake Reservoir Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~9 km
• Dover D Dam Number 1 · lake · Yellowstone · ~11 km
• Halverson Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~13 km
• R Burton Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~13 km
• B O'Leary Number 2 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~16 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Montana

Frequently asked