Ranch Lake

Ranch 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 Ranch 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 Ranch Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.12607, -99.53500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ranch Lake

• Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~21 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~40 km · Must-see
• Upper Harker Lake · lake · Kidder · ~44 km · Must-see
• Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake George National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kidder · ~56 km · Must-see
• Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Williams Wildlife Management Area · lake · Kidder · ~7 km
• McPhail Butte Historic Monument · fort · Kidder · ~23 km
• McPhail Butte · viewpoint · Kidder · ~23 km
• Crystal Springs Fountain · fort · Kidder · ~35 km
• Medina Church · church · Stutsman · ~37 km
• Hawks Nest · viewpoint · Wells · ~38 km
• Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wells · ~48 km
• Lake Bonita · lake · Foster · ~51 km
• Lake Hiawatha · lake · Wells · ~51 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ranch Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ranch Lake

• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~21 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~40 km · Must-see
• Upper Harker Lake · lake · Kidder · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~83 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake State Park · lake · Logan · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~130 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~131 km · Must-see

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