Eagle Lake

Eagle 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 Eagle 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 Eagle Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.80378, -96.44894. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eagle Lake

• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~29 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~29 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park · park · Mills · ~33 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~34 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~36 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Eagle Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Eagle Lake

• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~62 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~78 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~84 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~88 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~107 km · Must-see
• Wedgewood Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~18 km

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