Schmidt Dam

Schmidt Dam: 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 Schmidt Dam

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 Schmidt Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.08967, -96.90075. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schmidt Dam

• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~36 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~43 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~44 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~44 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~44 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~45 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~50 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area · park · Dodge · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schmidt Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schmidt Dam

• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~36 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~45 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~78 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~86 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~87 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~96 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~107 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~110 km · Must-see

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