Rotsee

Rotsee: 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 Rotsee

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 Rotsee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.06972, 8.31417. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rotsee

• Alpineum · museum · Zug · ~2 km · Must-see
• Kapellbrücke · attraction · Lucerne · ~3 km · Must-see
• Stiftung Rosengart · museum · Zug · ~3 km · Must-see
• Swiss Museum of Transport · museum · Zug · ~3 km · Must-see
• Richard-Wagner-Museum · museum · Zug · ~4 km · Must-see
• Neu-Habsburg Castle · fort · Zug · ~7 km · Must-see
• Klimsenkapelle · viewpoint · Nidwalden · ~14 km · Must-see
• Burg Hünenberg · fort · Zug · ~18 km · Must-see
• Schloss Buonas · fort · Zug · ~18 km · Must-see
• Stanserhorn · viewpoint · Nidwalden · ~20 km · Must-see
• Villette Park · park · Zug · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stäfeliflue · viewpoint · Nidwalden · ~20 km · Must-see
• Benediktinerinnenkloster Heiligkreuz · church · Zug · ~21 km · Must-see
• Schloss Sankt Andreas · fort · Zug · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kloster Maria-Rickenbach · church · Nidwalden · ~22 km · Must-see
• Natur- und Tierpark Goldau · park · Zug · ~23 km · Must-see
• Strandbad Sursee · lake · Lucerne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rengg · viewpoint · Amtei Olten-Gösgen · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rotsee

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rotsee

• Strandbad Sursee · lake · Lucerne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bannalpsee · lake · Nidwalden · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Sarnen · lake · Nidwalden · ~30 km · Must-see
• Katholische Kirche Alosen · lake · Zug · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wilersee · lake · Zug · ~32 km · Must-see
• Vögele Cultural Center Pfäffikon · lake · Zug · ~49 km · Must-see
• Greifensee · lake · Zug · ~52 km · Must-see
• Obersee · lake · Glarus · ~66 km · Must-see
• Oberblegisee · lake · Glarus · ~67 km · Must-see
• Spaneggsee · lake · Glarus · ~77 km · Must-see

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