Oltman Dam

Oltman 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 Oltman 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 Oltman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.57667, -97.32366. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oltman Dam

• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~64 km · Must-see
• Homestead National Historical Park · sanctuary · Gage · ~66 km · Must-see
• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Station State Historical Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~71 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~71 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~74 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oltman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Oltman Dam

• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~70 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~123 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Dam · lake · Seward · ~42 km
• Salt Creek Reservoir 27-C · lake · Lancaster · ~45 km
• Hinrichs Dam · lake · Thayer · ~46 km
• North Lake Basin State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Seward · ~47 km
• Cub Creek Dam 17-B · lake · Jefferson · ~48 km

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