Heart Lake
- May–Sep
- best months
Is Heart Lake open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Heart Lake is a 39-acre lake near Lincoln, Montana, at about 6,445 feet. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Local outfitters
- Lost Moose Meadows RV Campground14 mi away
- MTBCity46 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Heart Lake TrailHiking1 mi
- Switchback Hill TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Red Mountain TrailHiking1.3 mi
- Landers ForkCanoeing2.5 mi
- Red MountainSummit4.3 mi
- Copper Creek CampgroundCamping4.4 mi
- Silver King MountainSummit6 mi
- East Fork North Fork Blackfoot RiverCanoeing8.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Two Point LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Missouri RiverRiver fishing · ~55 min drive
- Lowry BridgeRiver fishing · ~1h 8m drive
- Bighorn LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Missouri River Fishing Access SiteRiver fishing · ~1h 14m drive
- Doney LakeLake fishing · ~33 min drive
- Anderson LakeLake fishing · ~40 min drive
- Nilan ReservoirLake fishing · ~41 min drive
- Lahrity LakeLake fishing · ~45 min drive
- Bandy ReservoirLake fishing · ~48 min drive
Best time to visit Heart Lake
Best months: May–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
30° / 12°
6 wet
Feb
32° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
41° / 19°
7 wet
Apr
50° / 26°
8 wet
May
60° / 35°
9 wet
Jun
68° / 42°
9 wet
Jul
78° / 49°
6 wet
Aug
78° / 47°
6 wet
Sep
67° / 39°
6 wet
Oct
51° / 30°
6 wet
Nov
37° / 19°
6 wet
Dec
29° / 13°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Austin 1 W, MT, 38.6 mi away at 4,851 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.
