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: 47.50713, -98.35849. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rush Lake

• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~9 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~22 km · Must-see
• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~24 km · Must-see
• Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nelson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Stutsman · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~71 km · Must-see
• Christian Fellowship Church · church · Griggs · ~19 km
• Butte Michaud · viewpoint · Griggs · ~24 km
• 11th Street Northeast · fort · Griggs · ~27 km
• Ottawa Church · church · Griggs · ~27 km
• Devils Thumb · viewpoint · Eddy · ~35 km
• Sheyenne Valley Church · church · Steele · ~37 km
• Lake Juanita Outlet Control Dam · lake · Foster · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rush Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rush Lake

• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~9 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~19 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~71 km · Must-see
• Court Lake · lake · Benson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~86 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~86 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~91 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~99 km · Must-see

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