Rush Lake

Rush 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 Rush 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 Rush Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.88990, -101.40944. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rush Lake

• Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Stevenson State Park · fort · McLean · ~41 km · Must-see
• Scandinavian Heritage Park · museum · Ward · ~48 km · Must-see
• Audubon National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McLean · ~49 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park Zoo · sanctuary · Ward · ~49 km · Must-see
• Railroad Museum of Minot · museum · Ward · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea State Park · lake · Mercer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dakota Territory Air Museum · museum · Ward · ~54 km · Must-see
• Garrison Dam · lake · Mercer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Berthold · fort · Mercer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hidatsa Village (Big Hidatsa Site) · fort · Mercer · ~73 km · Must-see
• Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site · park · Mercer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill · viewpoint · McLean · ~27 km
• Hiddenwood Lake · lake · McLean · ~37 km
• Velva Sportsman Dam · lake · Ward · ~41 km
• Douglas Creek Bay · lake · McLean · ~44 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Ward · ~46 km
• [ Broadway Bean & Bagel] · attraction · Ward · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rush Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rush Lake

• Rice Lake Park · lake · Ward · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea State Park · lake · Mercer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Garrison Dam · lake · Mercer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea · lake · Mountrail · ~94 km · Must-see
• Hiddenwood Lake · lake · McLean · ~37 km
• Velva Sportsman Dam · lake · Ward · ~41 km
• Douglas Creek Bay · lake · McLean · ~44 km
• Lake Susie Dam · lake · McLean · ~53 km
• Strawberry Lake Dam · lake · McLean · ~54 km
• Peterson Lake Dam · lake · McLean · ~56 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in North Dakota

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