Vernon Lake
Is Vernon Lake open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Sawtooth National Forest.
Paradise Prescribed Burn Restricted Access
Agency alert covering Sawtooth National Forest · USFS · Sawtooth National Forest
Grandjean Area, Road, and Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Sawtooth National Forest · Order 0414-04-165 · USFS · Sawtooth National Forest
Over-Snow Vehicle and Bicycle Prohibitions
Agency alert covering Sawtooth National Forest · Order 0414-00-028 · USFS · Sawtooth National Forest
Occupancy and Use - Food Storage
Agency alert covering Sawtooth National Forest · Order 0414-04-143 · USFS · Sawtooth National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Sawtooth National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Vernon Lake is a 6-acre lake near Lowman, Idaho, at about 8,472 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Camp Perkins8 mi away
- The Sawmill Station33 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Ardeth Lake TrailHiking1.2 mi
Yellowbelly TrailHikingPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi
Snowyside PeakSummitPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi
Payette PeakSummitPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi- Smith FallsWaterfall3.5 mi
- Sawtooth WildernessLake fishing4.4 mi
- Pettit Lake CampgroundCamping6.5 mi
- Pettit Boat DockBoat launch6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Payette River: South ForkRiver fishing · ~1h 22m drive
- Ardeth LakeLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Redfish LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Deadwood ReservoirLake fishing · ~1h 11m drive
- Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds WildernessRiver fishing · ~35 min drive
- Benedict LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Anderson Ranch ReservoirLake fishing · ~1h 9m drive
- Salmon RiverRiver fishing · ~31 min drive
- Hemingway-Boulders WildernessRiver fishing · ~44 min drive
- Sawtooth WildernessLake fishing · ~8 min drive
