Rock Island

Rock Island: 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 Rock Island

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 Rock Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.37249, -92.67901. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Island

• Interstate Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~3 km · Must-see
• Folsom House · sanctuary · Polk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Colby Lake · lake · Polk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bloom Lake · lake · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Linn Lake · lake · Polk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Polk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Balsam Branch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Martha · lake · Chisago · ~21 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Chisago · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Ellen · lake · Chisago · ~22 km · Must-see
• William O'Brien State Park · park · Washington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Polk · ~24 km · Must-see
• White Stone Lake · lake · Chisago · ~25 km · Must-see
• Comfort Lake · lake · Chisago · ~27 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake · lake · Polk · ~28 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake Conservancy · lake · Polk · ~31 km · Must-see
• Heims Lake · lake · Chisago · ~32 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Saint Croix · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Island

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rock Island

• Colby Lake · lake · Polk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bloom Lake · lake · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Linn Lake · lake · Polk · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Polk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Martha · lake · Chisago · ~21 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Chisago · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Ellen · lake · Chisago · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Polk · ~24 km · Must-see
• White Stone Lake · lake · Chisago · ~25 km · Must-see
• Comfort Lake · lake · Chisago · ~27 km · Must-see

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