Brush Lake

Brush 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 Brush 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 Brush Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.65824, -100.52563. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brush Lake

• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Logan · ~34 km
• Garfield Table · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~39 km
• The Haumann Sisters: Lost in the Sandhills · fort · Thomas · ~45 km
• Davenport Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~56 km
• Tallin Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~63 km
• Hansen Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~65 km
• Hansen Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~65 km
• Murphy Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~69 km
• Buffalo Bill State Recreation Area · park · Lincoln · ~73 km
• Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~74 km
• Cody Park · park · Lincoln · ~74 km
• Jim Carpernter Memorial Men/Women Softball Complex · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~74 km
• Lincoln County Historical Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~75 km
• Muskrat Run State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~75 km
• Cody Park Railroad Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~75 km
• Green Valley · viewpoint · Logan · ~1 km
• Cody Lake · lake · Logan · ~7 km
• Mudd Lake · lake · Logan · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brush Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brush Lake

• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~92 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~134 km · Must-see
• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~148 km · Must-see
• Hansen Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~65 km
• Hansen Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~65 km
• Birdwood Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~84 km
• East Hershey Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lincoln · ~84 km
• Alkali Lake · lake · Cherry · ~93 km
• O'Brien Lake · lake · Cherry · ~95 km

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