Jay Reservoir

Jay Reservoir: 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 Jay Reservoir

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 Jay Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.74253, -95.89589. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jay Reservoir

• Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum · sanctuary · Fremont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Steinhart Park · park · Fremont · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~47 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~48 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~54 km · Must-see
• Captain Meriwether Lewis · museum · Nemaha · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park · park · Mills · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bellevue · church · Pottawattamie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~59 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Shrine · church · Sarpy · ~61 km · Must-see
• Linoma Lighthouse · attraction · Sarpy · ~63 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~63 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Douglas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Brown Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~65 km · Must-see

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• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~83 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~90 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~96 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~102 km · Must-see
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