Alkali Lake
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Alkali Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Kootenai National Forest. It doesn't name Alkali Lake, so check the source for the area it covers.
Kootenai Flood Event & Inaccessible Areas
Agency closure covering Kootenai National Forest · USFS · Kootenai National Forest
Updated Skillet Fire Area, Road, Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Kootenai National Forest · Order 01-10- · USFS · Kootenai National Forest
Upper Young Creek Road #7202 Closure
Agency alert covering Rexford Ranger District · Order 01-14-01-26-01 · USFS · Rexford Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Kootenai National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Alkali Lake is an 8-acre lake near West Kootenai, Montana, at about 2,732 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Indian Springs Montana8 mi away
- Kootenai River Campground45 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- ClingbackHiking2.5 mi
- Tobacco Plains Boat RampBoat launch3.1 mi
- Swisher Lake CampgroundCamping3.9 mi
- Swisher LakeHiking3.9 mi
- Rexford Bench Boat RampBoat launch5 mi
- Kamloops TerraceCamping5.1 mi
- Clingback MountainSummit6.4 mi
- Pinkham FallsWaterfall9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Grob LakeLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Barron Creek Boating SiteRiver fishing · ~54 min drive
- Kootenai RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 8m drive
- Tobacco AreaLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Fisher River AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 14m drive
- Koocanusa AreaLake fishing · ~17 min drive
- Libby AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 24m drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Barnaby LakeLake fishing · ~29 min drive
- Marl LakeLake fishing · ~34 min drive
Best time to visit Alkali Lake
Best months: April–June and September–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
32° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 21°
8 wet
Mar
49° / 28°
9 wet
Apr
60° / 34°
8 wet
May
70° / 42°
10 wet
Jun
77° / 49°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 53°
7 wet
Aug
86° / 51°
5 wet
Sep
75° / 44°
6 wet
Oct
57° / 35°
8 wet
Nov
41° / 27°
9 wet
Dec
31° / 21°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eureka Rs, MT, 8.5 mi away at 2,532 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
