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: 49.18833, -113.14333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rush Lake

• Remington Carriage Museum · museum · Town of Cardston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cardston Alberta Temple · church · Town of Cardston · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. Mary Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Cardston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Police Outpost Provincial Park · sanctuary · Montana · ~38 km · Must-see
• Payne Lake Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Cardston · ~47 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Idaho · ~48 km · Must-see
• Milk River Ridge Reservoir · lake · County of Warner · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sherburne Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sherburne Peak · viewpoint · Glacier · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ninaki Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~57 km · Must-see
• Raymond Buddhist Church · church · County of Warner · ~58 km · Must-see
• Slide Lake · lake · Idaho · ~59 km · Must-see
• Yellow Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~62 km · Must-see
• Yellow Mountain · viewpoint · Glacier · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gable Mountain · viewpoint · Glacier · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gable Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~62 km · Must-see
• Poia Lake · lake · Idaho · ~63 km · Must-see
• Otatso Lake · lake · Idaho · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rush Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rush Lake

• St. Mary Reservoir Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Cardston · ~22 km · Must-see
• Payne Lake Provincial Recreation Area · lake · Cardston · ~47 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Idaho · ~48 km · Must-see
• Milk River Ridge Reservoir · lake · County of Warner · ~56 km · Must-see
• Slide Lake · lake · Idaho · ~59 km · Must-see
• Poia Lake · lake · Idaho · ~63 km · Must-see
• Otatso Lake · lake · Idaho · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherburne · lake · Idaho · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lower Waterton Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 04 · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cosley Lake · lake · Idaho · ~67 km · Must-see

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