Rice Lake
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Rice Lake is a 20-acre lake near Chesterton, Indiana, at about 671 feet.
East Arm Little Calumet RiverCanoeingPhoto: Schmiebel, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.4 mi
Heron Rookery (East)HikingPhoto: NPS Photo / K. George2.7 mi
Glenwood Dunes Trail (Main)HikingPhoto: NPS Photo / Jeff Manuszak4 mi- Glenwood Dunes TrailsHiking4.7 mi
Indiana Dunes State ParkState parkPhoto: Lori McCallister, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.3 mi- Dunes Nature PreserveState park5.4 mi
- Dunes Prairie Nature PreserveState park5.8 mi
- Indiana Dunes State Park East BeachBeach5.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Chubb LakeLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Kankakee RiverRiver fishing · ~41 min drive
- Lake TopenebeeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Round LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Flint LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Robbins PondLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Lake KaiLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Long LakeLake fishing · ~21 min drive
- Norman Olson LakeLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Lake GeorgeLake fishing · ~25 min drive
Best time to visit Rice Lake
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 18°
12 wet
Feb
36° / 21°
10 wet
Mar
46° / 30°
11 wet
Apr
57° / 40°
11 wet
May
68° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 60°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 64°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 63°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 56°
10 wet
Oct
62° / 45°
11 wet
Nov
49° / 34°
11 wet
Dec
37° / 24°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Indiana Dunes Nl, IN, 5.9 mi away at 680 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
