Rittenhouse Lake

Rittenhouse 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 Rittenhouse 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 Rittenhouse Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.20609, -91.11791. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rittenhouse Lake

• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~32 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~66 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rittenhouse Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rittenhouse Lake

• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~94 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~104 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~115 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Redstone · lake · Sauk · ~118 km · Must-see

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