Local favourite lake · Garfield, Nebraska
Chain Lake
Chain Lake is a lake in Garfield, Nebraska.
Chain 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 Chain 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 Chain Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.10569, -98.88072. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Chain Lake
- Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
- O'Neill Berean Fundamental Church · church · Holt · ~56 km · Must-see
- Perkins Memorial Park · park · Holt · ~20 km
- Bruner Lake · lake · Garfield · ~28 km
- Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Holt · ~33 km
- Windy Hill · viewpoint · Garfield · ~47 km
- Alfred James Detention Dam · cave · Garfield · ~49 km
- Calamus Reservoir State Recreation and Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~51 km
- Riverside Park · park · Garfield · ~51 km
- Calamus State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~51 km
- Burwell City Park · park · Garfield · ~51 km
- Garfield County Historical Museum · museum · Garfield · ~52 km
- Dry Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Holt · ~54 km
- Cash Lake · lake · Rock · ~54 km
- Ford Park · park · Holt · ~54 km
- Lions Kiddie Park · park · Holt · ~56 km
- Tara Hill Park · park · Holt · ~56 km
- Schaffer Park · park · Holt · ~56 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chain Lake
- Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
- Fort Randall Dam · lake · Charles Mix · ~137 km · Must-see
- Bruner Lake · lake · Garfield · ~28 km
- Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Holt · ~33 km
- Calamus Reservoir State Recreation and Wildlife Management Area · lake · Loup · ~51 km
- Cash Lake · lake · Rock · ~54 km
- Pibel Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~60 km
- Pibel Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Wheeler · ~61 km
- Pibel Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~61 km
- Atkinson Dam · lake · Holt · ~61 km
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Frequently asked
Is Chain Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Chain Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Chain Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Chain Lake?
Nearby: Virginia Smith Dam (lake, 51 km), O'Neill Berean Fundamental Church (church, 56 km), Perkins Memorial Park (park, 20 km), Bruner Lake (lake, 28 km), Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area (lake, 33 km), Windy Hill (viewpoint, 47 km).