Carson Lake

Carson 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 Carson 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 Carson Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.07989, -99.15082. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carson Lake

• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• O'Neill Berean Fundamental Church · church · Holt · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bruner Lake · lake · Garfield · ~11 km
• Calamus Reservoir State Recreation and Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~30 km
• Calamus State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~35 km
• Cash Lake · lake · Rock · ~36 km
• Windy Hill · viewpoint · Garfield · ~37 km
• Riverside Park · park · Garfield · ~40 km
• Burwell City Park · park · Garfield · ~40 km
• Fox Bayou · lake · Loup · ~41 km
• Garfield County Historical Museum · museum · Garfield · ~42 km
• Mirdan Canal State Wildlife Management Area · park · Garfield · ~43 km
• Perkins Memorial Park · park · Holt · ~46 km
• Alfred James Detention Dam · cave · Garfield · ~46 km
• Kent Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~46 km
• Taylor Dam · lake · Loup · ~51 km
• Almeria Meadows State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Loup · ~58 km
• Divide Hill · viewpoint · Custer · ~59 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Carson Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carson Lake

• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Randall Dam · lake · Charles Mix · ~149 km · Must-see
• Bruner Lake · lake · Garfield · ~11 km
• Calamus Reservoir State Recreation and Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~30 km
• Cash Lake · lake · Rock · ~36 km
• Fox Bayou · lake · Loup · ~41 km
• Kent Diversion Dam State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~46 km
• Taylor Dam · lake · Loup · ~51 km
• Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Holt · ~61 km
• Atkinson Dam · lake · Holt · ~66 km

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