Gestring Dam

Gestring 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 Gestring 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 Gestring Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.17001, -98.46200. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gestring Dam

• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~19 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site · fort · Republic · ~74 km · Must-see
• Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~6 km
• Willa Cather House · museum · Webster · ~13 km
• Red Cloud City Park · sanctuary · Webster · ~13 km
• Webster County Historical Museum · museum · Webster · ~13 km
• Burlington Depot · museum · Webster · ~14 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~14 km
• Republican Valley Wayside Park · park · Webster · ~15 km
• Indian Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~17 km
• Liberty Cove Recreation Area · park · Webster · ~21 km
• Jensen Dam 6750 · lake · Webster · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gestring Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gestring Dam

• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~86 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~95 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~106 km · Must-see
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~14 km
• Jensen Dam 6750 · lake · Webster · ~23 km
• Jensen Dam 1761 · lake · Webster · ~24 km
• Herz Pohlmeier Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~28 km
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~40 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~51 km

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