Murray Lake

Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.72532, -103.92286. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murray Lake

• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~10 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~24 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~27 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~30 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~30 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~32 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~48 km · Must-see
• Williams Gap State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Banner · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kimball Assembly of God Church · church · Kimball · ~73 km · Must-see
• Double Hump · viewpoint · Goshen · ~14 km
• Cedar Canyon State Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~15 km
• Kaufman Number 1 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Murray Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murray Lake

• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~28 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~35 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~135 km · Must-see
• Glendo Dam · lake · Platte · ~149 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Number 1 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~17 km
• 66 Pastures Dam · lake · Goshen · ~22 km
• Crown Number 2 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~27 km
• McMillen Number 2 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~27 km
• Packers Lake · lake · Goshen · ~28 km
• Katzer Dam Number 3 · lake · Goshen · ~38 km

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