Rider Lake
- Mar–Apr, Jun
- best months
Rider Lake is a 40-acre lake near Madison, Indiana, at about 766 feet.
- Deadman FallsWaterfall1.9 mi
- Horseshoe FallsWaterfall2 mi
- Clifty Canyon Nature PreserveState park3 mi
Clifty Falls State ParkState parkPhoto: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.7 mi
Adt - Indiana (South) - H - Seg 1HikingPhoto: P_Linehan, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)3.8 mi- Heritage Trail of MadisonHiking5 mi
- Woods ForkCanoeing8.3 mi
- Corn CreekCanoeing8.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Rider Lake
Best months: March–April, June and September–November. 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
42° / 24°
9 wet
Feb
47° / 25°
8 wet
Mar
57° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
68° / 43°
11 wet
May
77° / 54°
13 wet
Jun
84° / 62°
11 wet
Jul
88° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
87° / 65°
8 wet
Sep
81° / 58°
7 wet
Oct
70° / 46°
8 wet
Nov
57° / 35°
9 wet
Dec
46° / 29°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Madison Sewage Plt, IN, 4.9 mi away at 460 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
