Where to Fish Heart Lake


Heart Lake is a small (7.1 acres), remote glacial cirque lake located in the Big Creek drainage (St. Regis) at 5,533 ft elevation. This lake lies on the Lolo National Forest (Superior Ranger District).

Size: 7.1 acres
Elevation: 5533 ft
Directions: Access to Heart Lake can most easily be obtained by taking the Haugan exit from Interstate Highway 90, west of St. Regis. Take USFS Road #386 southwest about 2 miles, then bear left onto USFS Road #3820 along the East Fork of Big Creek. Take this road ~ 6 miles to USFS Road #1159. Less than 0.25 mile up this road is the trailhead to Heart Lake. From here, it is a short (< 1 mile), steep hike to the lake. Another option may be to hike off-trail down to the lake from USFS Road #391, which runs approximately along the Idaho/Montana border.
Status of the Fishery:
Township/Range/Section: 18N 30W 32
Latitude/Longitude: 47.28423 -115.45475
FWP Region: Region 2 
County: Mineral
Fishing District: Western
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