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Lakes Near Missoula, Montana

230 counted Montana lakes sit within 60 miles of Missoula - the largest is Georgetown Lake at 2,818 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Georgetown Lake	Granite	58 mi	2,818 acres	About 25 ft
Pablo Reservoir	Lake	53 mi	1,650 acres	-
Placid Lake	Missoula	28 mi	1,212 acres	About 93 ft
Ninepipe Reservoir	Lake	40 mi	1,203 acres	-
Seeley Lake	Missoula	32 mi	1,031 acres	About 120 ft
Big Salmon Lake	Flathead	58 mi	972 acres	-
Lake Como	Ravalli	58 mi	911 acres	-
Lindbergh Lake	Missoula	37 mi	815 acres	About 120 ft
Kicking Horse Reservoir	Lake	41 mi	657 acres	-
Salmon Lake	Missoula	32 mi	631 acres	About 65 ft
Browns Lake	Powell	47 mi	516 acres	About 25 ft
Holland Lake	Missoula	44 mi	414 acres	About 140 ft
East Fork Reservoir	Granite	60 mi	372 acres	-
Gray Wolf Lake	Missoula	30 mi	342 acres	-
Nevada Lake	Powell	57 mi	337 acres	About 65 ft
Lake Alva	Missoula	36 mi	298 acres	About 90 ft
Lake Inez	Missoula	35 mi	288 acres	About 72 ft
Lower Crow Reservoir	Lake	45 mi	286 acres	-
Kleinschmidt Lake	Powell	45 mi	283 acres	-
Mission Reservoir	Lake	31 mi	275 acres	About 70 ft
Saint Marys Lake	Lake	27 mi	273 acres	About 240 ft
Big Creek Lakes	Ravalli	32 mi	238 acres	-
High Park Lake	Missoula	31 mi	219.9 acres	-
Rainbow Lake	Sanders	58 mi	209 acres	About 30 ft
Coopers Lake	Powell	53 mi	200 acres	About 70 ft
McDonald Lake	Lake	38 mi	188.3 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Missoula	33 mi	187 acres	-
Turquoise Lake	Missoula	34 mi	186.6 acres	-
Rock Creek Lake	Powell	59 mi	178 acres	-
Lower Willow Creek Reservoir	Granite	39 mi	165 acres	-
Fred Burr Lake	Granite	55 mi	143 acres	-
Elk Lake	Missoula	41 mi	117 acres	-
George Lake	Missoula	42 mi	114 acres	-
Lost Lake	Missoula	33 mi	112 acres	-
Boulder Lake	Missoula	16 mi	109 acres	About 90 ft
Glacier Lake	Missoula	35 mi	106 acres	-
Clearwater Lake	Missoula	41 mi	104 acres	About 42 ft
Echo Lake	Granite	56 mi	102 acres	About 25 ft
Horte Reservoir	Lake	48 mi	94.9 acres	-
Big Sky Lake	Missoula	33 mi	93.9 acres	-
Bass Lake	Ravalli	24 mi	93 acres	-
Upsata Lake	Powell	39 mi	91 acres	About 40 ft
Rainy Lake	Missoula	37 mi	82 acres	About 29 ft
Koessler Lake	Missoula	44 mi	81 acres	-
Lake Marshall	Missoula	33 mi	80 acres	About 56 ft
Jones Lake	Powell	42 mi	76.1 acres	-
Piper Lake	Lake	52 mi	75.9 acres	-
Lena Lake	Missoula	48 mi	74 acres	About 75 ft
Elbow Lake	Missoula	31 mi	71 acres	-
Lower Cold Lake	Missoula	48 mi	69.7 acres	-
Evans Lake	Powell	44 mi	68.4 acres	-
Summit Lake	Lake	40 mi	68.2 acres	-
Woodward Lake	Missoula	48 mi	65 acres	About 110 ft
Medicine Lake	Granite	54 mi	65 acres	-
Doney Lake	Powell	47 mi	63.3 acres	-
Heart Lake	Mineral	46 mi	60 acres	About 160 ft
Terrace Lake	Lake	45 mi	59 acres	-
Lower Jocko Lake	Missoula	25 mi	58 acres	-
Upper Cold Lake	Missoula	48 mi	57 acres	-
Blanchard Lake	Missoula	31 mi	57 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 230 counted lakes within 60 miles of Missoula.

Sources: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks lake data; lake coordinates from the FWP. Verified October 30, 2026.