Hellbusch Dam

Hellbusch 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 Hellbusch 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 Hellbusch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.39668, -98.07034. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hellbusch Dam

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~40 km · Must-see
• Olson Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Boone · ~56 km · Must-see
• Saint Bonaventure Catholic Church · church · Boone · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · sanctuary · Hall · ~72 km · Must-see
• Quincentenary Belltower · park · Platte · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fullerton Park · park · Nance · ~11 km
• Cedar Rapids City Park · park · Boone · ~24 km
• Headworks Park · park · Nance · ~29 km
• Beaver Bend State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~33 km
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Boone · ~33 km
• Dino Mini Park · park · Greeley · ~34 km
• Wolbach City Park · park · Greeley · ~34 km
• Prairie Wolf State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Nance · ~35 km
• Genoa Indian Industrial School Museum · museum · Nance · ~37 km
• North Park · park · Merrick · ~39 km
• Heber Hord House historical marker · fort · Merrick · ~40 km
• Lone Tree · fort · Merrick · ~41 km
• The Mormon Trail historical marker · fort · Merrick · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hellbusch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hellbusch Dam

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~40 km · Must-see
• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~133 km · Must-see
• Hord Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Merrick · ~42 km
• Ransom Dam 1747 · lake · Polk · ~67 km
• Scow Detention Dam · lake · Polk · ~69 km
• Goedeken Reservoir · lake · Platte · ~69 km
• Pibel Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~69 km
• Pibel Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Wheeler · ~69 km
• Pibel Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~69 km
• Driewer Reservoir Dam · lake · York · ~71 km

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