Larsen Dam

Larsen 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 Larsen 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 Larsen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.02168, -98.03367. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Larsen Dam

• Plainsman Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · sanctuary · Hall · ~35 km · Must-see
• Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer · museum · Hall · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~70 km · Must-see
• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bushes Island · river spot · Merrick · ~6 km
• Gadwall State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~11 km
• The Mormon Trail historical marker · fort · Merrick · ~12 km
• Lone Tree · fort · Merrick · ~12 km
• Lone Tree Park · sanctuary · Merrick · ~12 km
• Bader Memorial Park · park · Merrick · ~13 km
• North Park · park · Merrick · ~14 km
• Heber Hord House historical marker · fort · Merrick · ~14 km
• Hord Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Merrick · ~14 km
• Central Park Square · park · Hamilton · ~22 km
• Driewer Reservoir Dam · lake · York · ~26 km
• Izaak Walton League Park · park · Merrick · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Larsen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Larsen Dam

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~129 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~138 km · Must-see
• Hord Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Merrick · ~14 km
• Driewer Reservoir Dam · lake · York · ~26 km
• Friesen Dam · lake · Hamilton · ~40 km
• Ransom Dam 1747 · lake · Polk · ~56 km
• Wessels Dam · lake · York · ~57 km
• Lake Hastings Park · lake · Adams · ~69 km
• Hastings Nw Dam · lake · Adams · ~70 km

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