Birding
This lake is a major stopover and staging area during spring and fall migrations for thousands of birds, including Common Loon, Eared and Western Grebes, and Trumpeter and Tundra Swans. Each spring thousands of trumpeter swans land on Ennis Lake, then spend a few days there before flying on.
Meadow Lake Fishing access is the best area on the lake to search for shorebirds. Continue along the north shore, cross the bridge and turn right. At the top of the hill is a good vantage point to scan the deeper water for loons. Often, large numbers of waterfowl will shelter in the southeastern corner of the lake. Look for Sandhill Crane, Marsh Wren and Yellow-headed Blackbird in the marshes.
Follow the road around as it leaves the lake and heads to HWY 287 south of Ennis. On Hwy 287, five miles north of Ennis, turn right onto Jordan Lane (an unmarked dirt road) for a good view of the Southwest corner of the lake and sometimes great numbers of waterfowl.