Chain Lakes

Chain Lakes: 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 Lakes

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 Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.36737, -98.48297. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chain Lakes

• O'Neill Berean Fundamental Church · church · Holt · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park · sanctuary · Antelope · ~34 km · Must-see
• Neligh Mill Historic Site · park · Antelope · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dry Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Holt · ~15 km
• Antelope Slough · lake · Holt · ~21 km
• Tara Hill Park · park · Holt · ~21 km
• Lions Kiddie Park · park · Holt · ~22 km
• Ford Park · park · Holt · ~22 km
• Schaffer Park · park · Holt · ~22 km
• Johnson Dam · lake · Holt · ~30 km
• Perkins Memorial Park · park · Holt · ~35 km
• Greenvale State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Knox · ~37 km
• Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Holt · ~37 km
• Grove Lake Dam · lake · Antelope · ~38 km
• 520th Avenue · fort · Antelope · ~39 km
• Asimus Dam · cave · Charles Mix · ~45 km
• Rock Falls · waterfall · Holt · ~48 km
• Stony Butte · viewpoint · Knox · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chain Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Chain Lakes

• Fort Randall Dam · lake · Charles Mix · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake · lake · Bon Homme · ~105 km · Must-see
• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Knox · ~113 km · Must-see
• Gavins Point Dam · lake · Yankton · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · ~124 km · Must-see
• Henry Dam · lake · Bon Homme · ~135 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Yankton · ~139 km · Must-see
• Simpson Lake · lake · Douglas · ~143 km · Must-see
• Platte Dam · lake · Charles Mix · ~147 km · Must-see

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