Ritner Lake

Ritner 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 Ritner 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 Ritner Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.61781, -102.27880. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ritner Lake

• Rita Blanca National Grassland · sanctuary · Dallam · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rita Blanca National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Texhoma · church · Texas · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~71 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~74 km · Must-see
• Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~75 km · Must-see
• Plainview School · fort · Cimarron · ~9 km
• Cryer Marvin Dam · lake · Cimarron · ~14 km
• Boise City · attraction · Baca · ~30 km
• Cimarron Heritage Center Museum · museum · Cimarron · ~31 km
• War Memorial · fort · Cimarron · ~31 km
• Early Settlers on Coldwater Creek · fort · Sherman · ~38 km
• Wolf Mountain · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~43 km
• Winchester Mesa · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~48 km
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~50 km
• Old Santa Fe Trail (Cimarron Cutoff) Surveyed by the United States, 1826-1827 · fort · Cimarron · ~50 km
• Autograph Cliff · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~51 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ritner Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ritner Lake

• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Lake · lake · Stevens · ~102 km · Must-see
• Optima Lake · lake · Texas · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Texas · ~150 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith · lake · Hutchinson · ~150 km · Must-see
• Cryer Marvin Dam · lake · Cimarron · ~14 km
• Etling Number 2 Dam · lake · Texas · ~66 km
• Lake Carl Etling Dam · lake · Cimarron · ~73 km
• Sunset Lake Dam · lake · Texas · ~88 km

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