Rock River

Rock River: 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 Rock River

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 Rock River — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.26502, -89.09511. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock River

• Beattie Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~1 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rockmen Guardians · attraction · Winnebago · ~3 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~4 km · Must-see
• Anderson Japanese Gardens · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~5 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~14 km · Must-see
• WREX-TV (Rockford) · attraction · Winnebago · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rock Cut State Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pettit Memorial Chapel · church · Boone · ~25 km · Must-see
• Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum · museum · Boone · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Farms Raceway · attraction · Winnebago · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~33 km · Must-see
• Logan Museum of Anthropology · museum · Winnebago · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~42 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rock River

• Gibbs Lake · lake · Rock · ~73 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~74 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~74 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Koshkonong · lake · Jefferson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Cravath Lake · lake · Walworth · ~87 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~90 km · Must-see

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