Rice Lake

Rice Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Rice Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Rice Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.16287, -88.28301. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rice Lake

• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~18 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~27 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~31 km · Must-see
• Church of the Assumption · church · Keweenaw · ~31 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~33 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~34 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Central Mine Methodist Church · church · Keweenaw · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rice Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rice Lake

• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Gratiot · lake · Keweenaw · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lac La Belle · lake · Keweenaw · ~40 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Medora · lake · Keweenaw · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Fanny Hooe · lake · Keweenaw · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Independence · lake · Florence · ~74 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Independence · lake · Marquette · ~75 km · Must-see

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