Jessen Dam

Jessen 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 Jessen 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 Jessen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.28167, -96.89031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jessen Dam

• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area · park · Dodge · ~41 km · Must-see
• Quincentenary Belltower · park · Platte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~58 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Linoma Lighthouse · attraction · Sarpy · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~68 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~68 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~70 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Shrine · church · Sarpy · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jessen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jessen Dam

• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~30 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~75 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~79 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~80 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~97 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~97 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~108 km · Must-see

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