Bullhead Lake
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Bullhead Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Glacier National Park. It doesn't name Bullhead Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure
Park closure covering Glacier National Park · NPS · Glacier National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Glacier National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bullhead Lake is a 20-acre lake near Babb, Montana, at about 5,198 feet. It is managed by the National Park Service.
Local outfitters
- North American RV Park & Yurt Village28 mi away
- Mountain Meadow RV Park & Cabins31 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Redrock FallsWaterfall0.8 mi
- Swiftcurrent MountainSummit1.9 mi
Grinnell FallsWaterfallPhoto: Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.9 mi
Swiftcurrent Lookout TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi
Iceberg Lake TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.1 mi
Angel WingSummitPhoto: Jeff P from Berkeley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.4 mi- Swiftcurrent Boat RampBoat launch2.9 mi
- Swiftcurrent Lake - HotelBoat launch3.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Lake SherburneLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Riverside CampgroundSaltwater fishing · ~1h 2m drive
- Otatso LakeLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Mokowanis LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Swiftcurrent Ridge LakeLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- Avalanche LakeLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Upper Snyder LakeLake fishing · ~20 min drive
- Miche Wabun LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Gyrfalcon LakeLake fishing · ~22 min drive
- Lower Saint Mary LakeLake fishing · ~24 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Grinnell FallsWaterfall · ~3 min drivePhoto: Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Swiftcurrent Lookout TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Many Glacier CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Angel WingSummit · ~4 min drivePhoto: Jeff P from Berkeley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Bullhead Lake
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 15°
15 wet
Feb
31° / 14°
14 wet
Mar
38° / 20°
16 wet
Apr
45° / 28°
14 wet
May
56° / 35°
13 wet
Jun
63° / 42°
12 wet
Jul
73° / 46°
9 wet
Aug
73° / 45°
8 wet
Sep
63° / 39°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 32°
12 wet
Nov
37° / 25°
14 wet
Dec
31° / 17°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St. Mary 1 Ssw, MT, 13.8 mi away at 4,555 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
