CountiesBonneville County
IdahoReservoirBonneville County
Palisades Reservoir
Palisades Reservoir covers about 16,000 acres in Idaho. It lies in Bonneville County. USFS Caribou-Targhee NF / USBR manages it.
Coordinates43.2351, -111.1089
Surface area16,000 acres
Managed byUSFS Caribou-Targhee NF / USBR
Swimming beaches on Palisades Reservoir
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Palisades Reservoir on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
What to know before you go to Palisades Reservoir
There is no beach on record at Palisades Reservoir in the datasets this guide reads. Shoreline access on lakes like this one is often informal and unsigned.
This page shows no water level for Palisades Reservoir because no agency publishes one that can be read automatically. We check the public feeds daily, so this page will fill in if one appears.
Water temperature is not measured at this lake by any public agency we read. Most Idaho day-use areas open for the summer season and close outside it. Algae blooms are seasonal and local: look for posted signs at the ramp or park entrance.
The closest lakes in this guide are Blackfoot Reservoir (Idaho, 33 mi), Ririe Reservoir (Idaho, 40 mi) and Jackson Lake (Wyoming, 51 mi). Idaho has 26 lakes on this site in total.
Questions about Palisades Reservoir
Is there a beach at Palisades Reservoir?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Palisades Reservoir?
About 16,000 acres.
What other lakes are near Palisades Reservoir?
The closest in this guide is Blackfoot Reservoir, about 33 miles away in Idaho.
Lakes near Palisades Reservoir
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.