Fish Lake

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.48387, -91.23694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Lake

• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church · church · La Crosse · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center, Inc. · museum · La Crosse · ~43 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~43 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel · church · La Crosse · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman Catholic Church · church · La Crosse · ~45 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · La Crosse · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pettibone Park · park · La Crosse · ~46 km · Must-see
• Grandad Bluff Park · park · La Crosse · ~46 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Friendship Garden · sanctuary · La Crosse · ~47 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~47 km · Must-see
• French Island · river spot · La Crosse · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fish Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fish Lake

• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~74 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Redstone · lake · Sauk · ~117 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~123 km · Must-see
• Wazee Lake Recreation Area · lake · Jackson · ~124 km · Must-see

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