Rutherford Lake

Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.13167, -110.22000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rutherford Lake

• Schuler Weather Radar · lake · Cypress · ~25 km · Must-see
• Medalta Potteries · fort · Cypress · ~41 km · Must-see
• Medicine Hat Railway Station · church · Cypress · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church · church · Cypress · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saamis Teepee · fort · Cypress · ~45 km · Must-see
• Elkwater Lake · lake · Cypress · ~65 km · Must-see
• Reesor Lake · lake · Cypress · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Cypress · ~73 km · Must-see
• Brick and Tile · fort · Cypress · ~40 km
• Wawaskesy National Park · sanctuary · Cypress · ~52 km
• Juniper Flats · beach · Cypress · ~62 km
• Spruce Coulee Reservoir · lake · Cypress · ~62 km
• Junction Reservoir · lake · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~69 km
• Cypress Hills Provincial Park · sanctuary · Cypress · ~69 km
• Maple Creek Information Centre · attraction · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~73 km
• SW Sask Old-Timer's Museum · museum · Maple Creek No. 111 · ~73 km
• British Block Cairn · fort · Cypress · ~73 km
• Sam Lake · lake · Cypress · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rutherford Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rutherford Lake

• Schuler Weather Radar · lake · Cypress · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elkwater Lake · lake · Cypress · ~65 km · Must-see
• Reesor Lake · lake · Cypress · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Lake · lake · Cypress · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bigstick Lake · lake · Piapot No. 110 · ~81 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake · lake · Reno No. 51 · ~113 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Recreational Site · lake · Reno No. 51 · ~114 km · Must-see
• Pakowki Lake · lake · County of Forty Mile · ~134 km · Must-see
• Cabri Lake · lake · Chesterfield No. 261 · ~141 km · Must-see
• Spruce Coulee Reservoir · lake · Cypress · ~62 km

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