Local favourite lake · Garden, Nebraska
Crane Lake
Crane Lake is a lake in Garden, Nebraska.
Crane 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 Crane 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 Crane Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.72714, -102.37442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Crane Lake
- Ash Hollow State Historical Park · sanctuary · Garden · ~67 km · Must-see
- Alliance Baptist Church · church · Box Butte · ~73 km · Must-see
- Pilgrim Holiness Church · fort · Arthur · ~74 km · Must-see
- Old Lady Beam Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~3 km
- Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~5 km
- Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~23 km
- Balka Group Dam · cave · Garden · ~39 km
- Bourquim Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~42 km
- Gaunt Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~44 km
- Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Garden · ~45 km
- Berry Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~46 km
- Ashburger Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~46 km
- Hancock Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
- Harris Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
- Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
- Burton Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~48 km
- Cook Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~48 km
- Lane Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~49 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crane Lake
- Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~87 km · Must-see
- George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~100 km · Must-see
- Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~125 km · Must-see
- East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~127 km · Must-see
- Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~5 km
- Gaunt Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~44 km
- Berry Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~46 km
- Ashburger Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~46 km
- Hancock Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
- Harris Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
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Frequently asked
Is Crane Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Crane Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Crane Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Crane Lake?
Nearby: Ash Hollow State Historical Park (sanctuary, 67 km), Alliance Baptist Church (church, 73 km), Pilgrim Holiness Church (fort, 74 km), Old Lady Beam Hill (viewpoint, 3 km), Crescent Lake Dam (lake, 5 km), Wildhorse Hill (viewpoint, 23 km).