The Top 20 Lakes in the Rocky Mountains
Looking to visit the best lakes in the Rocky Mountains? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of Rocky Mountains’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!
Last updated: December 7, 2025
Lake Louise
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One of Canada's most famous locations, Lake Louise (known in the Stoney Nakoda language as Ho-run-num-nay, meaning “Lake of the Little Fishes”) shines with its glacier-fed turquoise waters. The lake …
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Lake Agnes Tea House
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The hike to the tea house is amazing, and the tea house itself is quite an extraordinary place in itself. They serve tea and a limited food menu, but the …
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Kinney Lake
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A very beautiful, idyllic mountain lake, easily accessible from the Mount Robson Visitor Center. On the hiking trail there, a large bear crossed the path right in front of us, 🐾 so watch out...
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Moraine Lake
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A bright blue lake against a spectacular mountain backdrop.
In this case: If you are in Banff National Park and you do not want to stop by, it's your own fault!
In this case: If you are in Banff National Park and you do not want to stop by, it's your own fault!
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Emerald Lake
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Emerald Lake is the largest lake in Yoho National Park and, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful lakes in Western Canada. Nice is u.a. also that the lake …
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Lake Agnes
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Lake Agnes is a stunningly beautiful alpine lake with surrounding steep mountain walls. It can be a busy place, since there is also the famous Teahouse just at the lake …
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Emerald Lake
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The Emerald Lake is one of the most beautiful and varied hiking destinations in the Yoho National Park. It was not until 1882 that Emerald Lake happened to be discovered …
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Maligne Lake
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Maligne Lake is a huge lake with a beautiful scenery and of course its main attraction Spirit Island. To get to Spirit Island you have to take a boat tour for around 45 minutes. It's an amazing landscape.
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Berg Lake Trail
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The Mountain Lake Trail is a well-known trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies. On a distance of 23 kilometers, it is necessary to cover 800 meters …
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Mirror Lake (Banff National Park)
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About 45 minutes and 250 meters above Lake Louise, the small Mirror Lake lies in spectacular scenery beneath the rock face of Big Beehive, which can be reached via Lake Agnes in about an hour.
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Area A (Kicking Horse/Kinbasket Lake)Coast MountainsArea D (Elaho/Garibaldi)Area C (Pemberton Valley/Mount Currie/D'Arcy)Area G (Forster Creek/Mount Assiniboine)Electoral Area ABurnabyVancouverVancouver IslandMonashee MountainsYoho National ParkArea B (South Fraser Canyon/Sunshine Valley)RichmondSelkirk MountainsArea B (Cayoosh/Pavilion)East Central Okanagan Electoral AreaCentral Okanagan JArea F (McConnell Creek/Hatzic Prairie)VictoriaSunshine Coast Regional DistrictSaanichArea J (Copper Desert Country)SurreyArea A (Upper Flathead/Elk Valley)Area H (Manning Park/Tulameen/Siwash)Garibaldi Provincial ParkArea P (Rivers and the Peaks)Area C (Lois Lake/Saltery Bay)DeltaArea B (Shelter Bay/Mica Creek)Metro Vancouver Regional ParksArea A (Malaspina/Toba)Area C (Puntledge/Black Creek)Alberni-ClayoquotStrathcona Provincial ParkJoffre Lakes Provincial ParkArea E (Naramata/Greyback)Area C (Sasquatch Country)Area A (Osoyoos Lake)Stikine RegionCentral SaanichArea E (Chilliwack River Valley)Mount Robson Provincial ParkArea H (Robson Valley/Canoe)Alice Lake Provincial ParkOkanagan LakeMount Assiniboine Provincial ParkArea D (Oyster Bay/Buttle Lake)Cowichan Valley FOkanagan-Similkameen DArea F (Columbia Lake/Windermere Lake)Area B (Paradise Valley)Area C (Inkaneep/Willowbrook)Area D (Trinity/West Creighton)Area C (Arrowsmith-Benson)E.C. Manning Provincial ParkAbbotsfordMaple Ridge
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