Rice Lake is a city in NorthwestWisconsin. It is situated on the western shore of its namesake lake.
Understand
Get in
By car
U.S Highway 53 links Rice Lake with Duluth to the north and Eau Claire to the south.
By bike
The Wild Rivers State Trail starts just south of Superior and runs south to Rice Lake, roughly paralleling U.S. 53.
Get around
See
Do
- 1 Barron County Fair, Hammond Ave at Short St, ☏ 1 715 736-3247. Annual county fair takes place in July.
Buy
- 1 [dead link]Book World, 105 N Main St, ☏ 1 715 234-8038. M-F 9AM-8PM, Sa-Su 9AM-5PM. Small bookstore.
Eat
- 1 Casa Mexicana, 421 S Main St, ☏ 1 715 736-1184. Su-Th 11AM-10PM, F-Sa 11AM-10:30PM. Mexican restaurant with colorful atmosphere.
- 2 Drag's Restaurant and Roman Lounge, 511 S Main St, ☏ 1 715 234-4961. Su-Th 4:30PM-10PM, F-Sa 4:30PM-midnight. Pizzeria with a bar.
- 3 Norske Nook, 2900 Pioneer Ave, ☏ 1 715 234-1733. M-Sa 6AM-8PM, Su 8AM-8PM. Norwegian restaurant and bakery with a large pie selection.
Drink
- 1 The Brew House, 800 Hammond Ave, ☏ 1 715 651-2002. M-F 6AM-4PM, Sa 7AM-3PM. Coffee shop with free WiFi.
Sleep
- 1 Pullman Motel, 903 Hammond Ave, ☏ 1 715 234-7919. Check-in: 1PM, check-out: 10:30AM. Rooms include microwaves, refrigerators, free wireless internet. Singles $40-50, doubles $50-62.
Connect
Go next
Pine City a little over an hour's drive west, and worth the drive.
| Routes through Rice Lake |
| Duluth ← Spooner ← | N  S | → Jct  → Chippewa Falls → Eau Claire |