Ruddy Pool

Ruddy Pool: 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 Ruddy Pool

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 Ruddy Pool — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.30250, -94.11716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruddy Pool

• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sager Lake · lake · Kossuth · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~54 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Martin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum · museum · Martin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Center for the Arts · church · Martin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~60 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Faribault · ~72 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gabrielson Pool · lake · Kossuth · ~2 km
• Darling Pool · lake · Kossuth · ~5 km
• Lowe Pool · lake · Kossuth · ~10 km
• MIA-POW Display · fort · Kossuth · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruddy Pool

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ruddy Pool

• Sager Lake · lake · Kossuth · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~54 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Martin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Faribault · ~72 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Lake · lake · Faribault · ~78 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~78 km · Must-see

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