McCarthy Dam

McCarthy 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 McCarthy 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 McCarthy Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.40000, -95.96696. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCarthy Dam

• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson · fort · Pottawattamie · ~9 km · Must-see
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple · church · Douglas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~12 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Omaha Guardhouse · fort · Pottawattamie · ~13 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kountze Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Adams Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Metcalfe Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~18 km · Must-see
• Freedom Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~18 km · Must-see
• USS Marlin · attraction · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saint Cecilia Cathedral · church · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Trinity Cathedral · church · Douglas · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McCarthy Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McCarthy Dam

• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~71 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~114 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~114 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~128 km · Must-see

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