Abel Lake

Abel Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Abel Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Abel Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.01576, -95.94322. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Abel Lake

• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~26 km · Must-see
• Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum · park · Richardson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Indian Cave · cave · Richardson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Captain Meriwether Lewis · museum · Nemaha · ~61 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~65 km · Must-see
• Elijah Filley Stone Barn · attraction · Gage · ~72 km · Must-see
• Angel Falls · waterfall · Richardson · ~1 km
• Kinter's Ford State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Richardson · ~8 km
• Lores Branch State Wildlife Management Area · park · Pawnee · ~14 km
• Albany Hill · viewpoint · Nemaha · ~19 km
• Old Albany Schoolhouse · museum · Nemaha · ~19 km
• Humboldt Lake Park · lake · Richardson · ~20 km
• Kirkman's Cove Recreation Area · park · Richardson · ~25 km
• South Park · park · Pawnee · ~26 km
• Hand-Dug City Water Well · fort · Nemaha · ~28 km
• First Oil Well Historical Marker · fort · Richardson · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Abel Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Abel Lake

• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~114 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~120 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~123 km · Must-see
• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~127 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~129 km · Must-see
• Mozingo Lake Dam · lake · Nodaway · ~132 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~141 km · Must-see

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