Lower Willow Creek Reservoir

Lower Willow Creek Reservoir: 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 reservoir: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Lower Willow Creek Reservoir

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 Lower Willow Creek Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.55639, -113.32306. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Willow Creek Reservoir

• Beavertail Hill State Park · park · Missoula · ~33 km · Must-see
• Welcome Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hellgate Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~52 km · Must-see
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~59 km · Must-see
• Milltown State Park · park · Missoula · ~68 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~71 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Missoula · ~74 km · Must-see
• The Eyebrow · viewpoint · Idaho · ~6 km
• Wolling Wighter Dam · lake · Granite · ~13 km
• Goldberg West Dam · lake · Granite · ~25 km
• Goldberg East Dam · lake · Granite · ~25 km
• Gold Lake Dam · lake · Granite · ~30 km
• Snake Pit · cave · Granite · ~32 km
• Anderson Dam · lake · Powell · ~33 km
• Bayer Number 1 Dam · lake · Granite · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Willow Creek Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Willow Creek Reservoir

• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~52 km · Must-see
• Seeley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Missoula · lake · Idaho · ~95 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~103 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~108 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~119 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~139 km · Must-see
• Holter Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~139 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~140 km · Must-see
• Nilan Reservoir · lake · ~148 km · Must-see

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