Perkins Lake
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Is Perkins Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Idaho Panhandle National Forests. It doesn't name Perkins Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Emergency Road Closure Lightning Creek / Forest Road 419
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 0104-06-26-002 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Abandoned Mines Area Closure
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 1-04-00-25-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Idaho Panhandle Seasonal Food Storage Order
Agency closure covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · Order 01-04-00-24-001 · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
Trail 16 Canyon Creek (Long Canyon) Closure
Agency alert covering Bonners Ferry Ranger District · Order 01-04-07-26-007 · USFS · Bonners Ferry Ranger District
Heavy Truck Traffic on FS Road 209
Agency alert covering Idaho Panhandle National Forests · USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Idaho Panhandle National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Perkins Lake is a 54-acre lake near Moyie Springs, Idaho, at about 2,641 feet.
Local outfitters
- Kootenai River Campground20 mi away
- Nordman Resort40 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Montana LineHiking1.9 mi
- Line PointSummit2.1 mi
Moyie RiverCanoeingPhoto: Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)3.2 mi- Murphy MountainSummit3.3 mi
- Tepee MountainHiking4 mi
- Moyie FallsWaterfall4.1 mi
- Meadow CreekCamping4.9 mi
Deer Ridge LookoutCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Beaver CreekLake fishing · ~1h 1m drive
- Lower Kootenai River AreaRiver fishing · ~23 min drive
- Kootenai RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 14m drive
- Bonner LakeLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Barron Creek Boating SiteRiver fishing · ~1h 9m drive
- Robinson LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Libby AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 12m drive
- Little Therriault LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Clark Fork River AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 23m drive
- Duck LakeLake fishing · ~39 min drive
Best time to visit Perkins Lake
Best months: April–October. 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
34° / 24°
12 wet · 8 snow
Feb
39° / 25°
9 wet · 4 snow
Mar
48° / 30°
10 wet · 2 snow
Apr
59° / 36°
9 wet
May
69° / 43°
10 wet
Jun
75° / 49°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 53°
6 wet
Aug
85° / 52°
5 wet
Sep
73° / 45°
7 wet
Oct
56° / 36°
10 wet
Nov
41° / 30°
13 wet · 3 snow
Dec
33° / 24°
13 wet · 8 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bonners Ferry, ID, 10.9 mi away at 2,075 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
