Ross Lake

Ross Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Ross Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ross Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.77086, -95.26165. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ross Lake

• Fort Gibson · fort · Muskogee · ~5 km · Must-see
• USS Batfish · fort · Muskogee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Muskogee First Assembly of God Church · church · Muskogee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Bay State Park · park · Wagoner · ~16 km · Must-see
• Five Civilized Tribes Museum · museum · Muskogee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Honor Heights Park · park · Muskogee · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah State Park · park · Cherokee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Greenleaf State Park · park · Muskogee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wagoner Church of the Nazarene · church · Wagoner · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Wagoner · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Gibson Lake · lake · Wagoner · ~30 km · Must-see
• Webbers Falls · waterfall · Muskogee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tenkiller Ferry Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pettit Bay Public Use Area · park · Cherokee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum · museum · Cherokee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cherokee National History Museum · museum · Cherokee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Nation Courthouse · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ross Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ross Lake

• Fort Gibson Lake · lake · Wagoner · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tenkiller Ferry Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Haskell Lake · lake · Muskogee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Checotah City Lake East · lake · McIntosh · ~57 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek Reservoir · lake · Sequoyah · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sallisaw Park Lake Dam · lake · Sequoyah · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Bixhoma Scenic Viewpoint · lake · Wagoner · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Hudson · lake · Mayes · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake W. R. Holway · lake · Mayes · ~69 km · Must-see
• Robert S Kerr Reservoir · lake · Sequoyah · ~71 km · Must-see

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