Petersen Dam

Petersen 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 Petersen 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 Petersen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46335, -98.76535. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Petersen Dam

• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lowell Historical Marker · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Kearney State Historical Park · fort · Kearney · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska Art · museum · Buffalo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~71 km · Must-see
• Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer · museum · Hall · ~71 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jensen Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~9 km
• Youngson Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~10 km
• Augie Nelson Park · park · Kearney · ~20 km
• Chartauqua Park · park · Kearney · ~20 km
• Kearney County Museum · museum · Kearney · ~20 km
• Roseland Lake · lake · Adams · ~23 km
• Northeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~25 km
• Lindau Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~30 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Petersen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Petersen Dam

• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~108 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~122 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~141 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~142 km · Must-see
• Roseland Lake · lake · Adams · ~23 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~31 km
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~34 km
• Hastings Nw Dam · lake · Adams · ~42 km
• Lake Hastings Park · lake · Adams · ~44 km

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