Davis Dam

Davis 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 Davis 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 Davis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.22500, -97.15865. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Davis Dam

• Rock Creek Station State Historical Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Homestead National Historical Park · sanctuary · Gage · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hollenberg Pony Express Station · sanctuary · Washington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Elijah Filley Stone Barn · attraction · Gage · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings · museum · Republic · ~75 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cub Creek Dam 14-A · lake · Jefferson · ~4 km
• Cub Creek Dam 17-B · lake · Jefferson · ~4 km
• McNish Park · park · Jefferson · ~11 km
• Fairbury City Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~12 km
• Cub Creek Dam 12-D · lake · Jefferson · ~12 km
• Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~13 km
• Jefferson County Historical Museum · museum · Jefferson · ~13 km
• Crystal Springs Park · park · Jefferson · ~14 km
• Alexandria State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~19 km
• Swanton City Park · park · Saline · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Davis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Davis Dam

• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~82 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~107 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~133 km · Must-see
• Cub Creek Dam 14-A · lake · Jefferson · ~4 km
• Cub Creek Dam 17-B · lake · Jefferson · ~4 km
• Cub Creek Dam 12-D · lake · Jefferson · ~12 km
• Big Indian Creek Reservoir 7-A · lake · Jefferson · ~31 km
• Callan Dam · lake · Gage · ~35 km
• Arrowhead Lake · lake · Gage · ~35 km

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