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Places near Carter Lake by type
All 257 places by distance →One day from Carter Lake
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:35 pm
33 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Carter Lake
- Lewis and Clark Monument Parkmonument · 2 hrs
- Golden Spike Monumentmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Trinity Cathedralchurch · 30 min
- Adams Parkpark · 45 min
- Miller Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Carter Lake
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Carter Lake?
Carter Lake (lake, about 1 km), Kountze Park (park, about 3 km), Freedom Park (park, about 3 km), USS Marlin (attraction, about 3 km), Adams Park (park, about 4 km), Fort Omaha Guardhouse (fort, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Carter Lake?
244 places on Spotwander: 137 parks, 22 forts & heritage, 20 other attractions, 21 churches, 13 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest park to Carter Lake?
Levi Carter Park, about 1 km by road; Kountze Park (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Carter Lake?
Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi & Internat’l Exposition & Indian Congress of 1898, about 2 km by road; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (3 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Carter Lake?
Start in Carter Lake, visit Lewis and Clark Monument Park, then Golden Spike Monument, then Trinity Cathedral, then Adams Park, then Miller Park, and drive back — about 33 km by road in all.