Grouse Lake
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is Grouse Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Three Rivers Ranger District. It doesn't name Grouse Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Ross Creek Cedars Road Closure & Storm Damage Update
Agency closure covering Three Rivers Ranger District · Order 01-14-04-26-08 · USFS · Three Rivers Ranger District
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
Spar Lake Road #384 Road Closed to Motorized Vehicles
Agency alert covering Three Rivers Ranger District · Order 01-14-04-26-04 · USFS · Three Rivers Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Three Rivers Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Grouse Lake is a 7-acre lake near Troy, Montana, at about 2,931 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Kootenai River Campground9 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Grouse Lake Marsh BypassHiking1 mi
- Bull Lake AreaLake fishing1.4 mi
- #423 Grouse LakeLake fishing1.4 mi
- Goat MountainHiking3.2 mi
- Grambauer MountainSummit7.2 mi
- Dorr Skeels CampgroundCamping7.5 mi
- Spar Lake CampgroundCamping7.6 mi
Kootenai FallsWaterfallPhoto: Bjorn, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Spyglass Ground HouseRiver fishing · ~1h 7m drive
- Bull Lake AreaLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Kootenai RiverRiver fishing · ~45 min drive
- Libby AreaRiver fishing · ~32 min drive
- #423 Grouse LakeLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Clark Fork River AreaRiver fishing · ~36 min drive
- Troy Dam ReservoirLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Barron Creek Boating SiteRiver fishing · ~50 min drive
- Duck LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Lower Kootenai River AreaRiver fishing · ~1h 2m drive
Best time to visit Grouse 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
33° / 23°
13 wet
Feb
39° / 24°
10 wet
Mar
50° / 28°
11 wet
Apr
59° / 33°
9 wet
May
70° / 40°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 46°
10 wet
Jul
87° / 49°
6 wet
Aug
86° / 48°
5 wet
Sep
75° / 42°
6 wet
Oct
57° / 35°
9 wet
Nov
41° / 29°
13 wet
Dec
32° / 23°
13 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Troy, MT, 7.5 mi away at 1,929 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
