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: 48.13888, -100.08850. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ranch Lake

• Denbigh Experimental Forest · park · McHenry · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bison · viewpoint · McHenry · ~20 km
• Duckshire Lake · lake · McHenry · ~22 km
• Buffalo Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~23 km
• Bald Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~24 km
• Buffalo Lake Diversion Dam · lake · Pierce · ~31 km
• Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~32 km
• Rugby · attraction · Pierce · ~33 km
• Copperdahl Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~35 km
• Heffner Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · McHenry · ~39 km
• Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benson · ~39 km
• Horseshoe Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pierce · ~41 km
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~42 km
• Montgomery Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~43 km
• Elliott Bridge · fort · McHenry · ~47 km
• Butte de Morale · viewpoint · Wells · ~48 km
• Norway Lutheran Church · church · McHenry · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ranch Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ranch Lake

• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~107 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~118 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~125 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~135 km · Must-see
• Duckshire Lake · lake · McHenry · ~22 km

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