Lake Ruth

Lake Ruth: 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 Lake Ruth

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 Lake Ruth — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46286, -90.68577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Ruth

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~32 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~39 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~60 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~69 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~74 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Civil War Monument · fort · McDonough · ~2 km
• Chandler Arch · fort · McDonough · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Ruth

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Ruth

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~32 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~76 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~80 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~81 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~113 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~121 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~132 km · Must-see

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