Rose Lake

Rose 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 Rose 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 Rose Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.80805, -96.85032. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rose Lake

• Prentis Park · park · Clay · ~8 km · Must-see
• W. H. Over Museum · museum · Clay · ~8 km · Must-see
• National Music Museum · museum · Clay · ~9 km · Must-see
• Downtown Vermillion Historic District · fort · Clay · ~9 km · Must-see
• Spirit Mound Historic Prairie · park · Clay · ~14 km · Must-see
• Vangen Church · church · Yankton · ~45 km · Must-see
• :United Church of Christ · church · Yankton · ~47 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~51 km · Must-see
• Marindahl Lake · lake · Yankton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stone State Park · park · Woodbury · ~54 km · Must-see
• Missouri National Recreational River · sanctuary · Yankton · ~56 km · Must-see
• John Peirce Mansion · fort · Woodbury · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Orthodox Church · church · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Woodbury County Courthouse · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Chief White Crane Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yankton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Turner · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sioux City Art Center · church · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rose Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rose Lake

• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~51 km · Must-see
• Marindahl Lake · lake · Yankton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Turner · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Gavins Point Dam · lake · Yankton · ~65 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Yankton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Knox · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake · lake · Bon Homme · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Alvin · lake · Lincoln · ~91 km · Must-see
• Henry Dam · lake · Bon Homme · ~98 km · Must-see

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