Carter Lake, Missoula County, Montana

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     You don’t have to go far from Carter Lake to see the water at Carter Lake Dam, and a nice place to camp here at Carter Lake is Jellystone RV Park. Throughout the warmest time of the year, highs usually are in the 80's at Carter Lake, and throughout the night it cools down to the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's, and nighttime lows at Carter Lake through the winter frequently plunge into the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. While  
   you're here at Carter Lake you will meet lots of folks from nearby Missoula, and a great location for whitewater paddling is Mill Creek.
There are other places here than Carter Lake, for example McKinley Lake, and you can go for a hike on the Blue Mountain Equestrian and Hiking Trail. Why not camp at Blue Slide Campground while you're here at Carter Lake, and you can never get enough of the great skiing at Marshall Mountain. Now, you may believe that's a
 
               lot but there's even more fun stuff to do here at Carter Lake. Not far from Carter Lake, you'll discover Roosevelt Lake which is a beautiful lake, and here at Carter Lake you can catch a sight of Mosquito Peak.
Really wonderful skiing awaits you at Montana Snowbowl, and a great nearby hotel is Holiday Inn Express MISSOULA-RIVERSIDE. Carter Lake is mostly a relatively dried up site; June is when you get the most rain here while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the BLue Mountain Nature Trail NRT, and if you need a place to stay Hubbards Ponderosa Lodge is a magnificent choice.

 
Hubbards Ponderosa Lodge, Missoula
9 miles away
2 story property centrally located in downtown Missoula and just across the footbridge from the University....

Holiday Inn Express MISSOULA-RIVERSIDE, Missoula
9 miles away
We are the closest hotel and proud supporter of the University of Montana Grizzlies. We are conveniently located within walking distance of UM and downtown Missoula. The Clark Fork, Bitterroot, and Bl...

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Local climate location: SAINT IGNATIUS 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 47.02528
Longitude: -113.9131

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These outdoors activities are available near Carter Lake.
 Hotels Near Carter Lake:
Hubbards Ponderosa Lodge, Missoula, 9 miles away
Holiday Inn Express MISSOULA-RIVERSIDE, Missoula, 9 miles away
Doubletree Hotel Missoula/Edgewater, Missoula, 9 miles away
Days Inn Missoula University, Missoula, 9 miles away
Holiday Inn MISSOULA DOWNTOWN AT THE PARK, Missoula, 9 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Carter Lake:
Jellystone RV Park, Missoula, 8 miles away
Blue Slide Campground, Missoula County, 9 miles away
St Mary's Motel, Stevensville, 9 miles away
Cedar Campground, Lake County, 9 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Carter Lake:
Marshall Mountain, Montana, 5 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Montana Snowbowl, Montana, 6 miles away
      2600 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Carter Lake:
Mill Creek, Missoula CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class V - 2 miles long (along Mill Creek Road into Frenchtown)
 National Parks Near Carter Lake:
Glacier National Park, West Glacier - MT, 69 miles away
 Trails Near Carter Lake:
Blue Mountain Equestrian and Hiking Trail, Missoula County, 16 miles away
BLue Mountain Nature Trail NRT, Missoula County, 16 miles away
 Lakes Near Carter Lake:
Roosevelt Lake, Missoula CountyCounty, 0 miles away
McKinley Lake, Missoula CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Montana Snowbowl
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Jim & Mary's Rv Park
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