Perkins Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Name: Perkins Lake
Address: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, United States

#14 among attractions in Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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Perkins Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 21 miles south of Stanley and 30 miles northwest of Ketchum. Perkins Lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205. ()

Length: 2059 ftWidth: 1267 ftElevation: 7018 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°55'43"N, 114°50'28"W

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Perkins Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Alice Lake, McDonald Lake, El Capitan, Farley Lake.

5.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alice Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
132 min walk • Alice Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
McDonald Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
138 min walk • McDonald Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 15 miles south of Stanley and 34 miles northwest of Ketchum. The lake is very shallow and about half of it is a shallow wetland due to sedimentation.
4.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
El Capitan, Sawtooth Wilderness
120 min walk • El Capitan is a mountain in the western United States, in the Sawtooth Range of central Idaho. Located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Blaine County, it is 1.2 mi south-southeast of Peak 10,052, its line parent.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Farley Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
146 min walk • Farley Lake is a small alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located high in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 16.5 miles south of Stanley. There are two small islands in Farley Lake, the largest of which is only about 200 feet long.
7.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Imogene Lake, Sawtooth Wilderness
185 min walk • Imogene Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Mountains in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 15 miles southwest of Stanley. The lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 in the Sawtooth Valley.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Yellow Belly Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
135 min walk • Yellow Belly Lake is an alpine lake in Custer County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 15 miles south of Stanley and 34 miles northwest of Ketchum. Yellow Belly Lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205 and 096.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Pettit Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
102 min walk • Pettit Lake is a large alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, located in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 16 miles south of Stanley and 33 miles northwest of Ketchum. Pettit Lake is accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alturas Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
37 min walk • Alturas Lake is an alpine lake in Blaine County, Idaho, United States, in the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The lake is approximately 21 miles south of Stanley and 30 miles northwest of Ketchum. Alturas Lake can be accessed from State Highway 75 via Sawtooth National Forest road 205.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Parks Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
135 min walk • Parks Peak, at 10,280 feet above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area on the border of Blaine and Custer counties.
3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
McDonald Peak, Sawtooth Wilderness
88 min walk • McDonald Peak, at 10,068 feet above sea level is a peak in the Sawtooth Range of Idaho. The peak is located in the Sawtooth Wilderness of Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Blaine County.
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Horton Peak, Sawtooth National Recreation Area
135 min walk • Horton Peak at 9,896 feet above sea level is a peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County.

Perkins Lake, Sawtooth National Recreation Area

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Perkins Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)