Thayer Dam

Thayer 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 Thayer 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 Thayer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.16911, -98.13007. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thayer Dam

• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site · fort · Republic · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~66 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~67 km · Must-see
• Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings · museum · Republic · ~71 km · Must-see
• Harbine Park · park · Nuckolls · ~7 km
• North Park · park · Nuckolls · ~8 km
• Adams Dam · cave · Nuckolls · ~10 km
• Bauman Dam-1 Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~20 km
• Herz Pohlmeier Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~20 km
• Lincoln Park · park · Nuckolls · ~21 km
• Superior City Park · park · Nuckolls · ~21 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~22 km
• Liberty Cove Recreation Area · park · Webster · ~22 km
• Oregon Trail Park · park · Nuckolls · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thayer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thayer Dam

• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~38 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~99 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~121 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~134 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~146 km · Must-see
• Bauman Dam-1 Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~20 km
• Herz Pohlmeier Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~20 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~22 km
• Houtwed Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~26 km
• Jensen Dam 1761 · lake · Webster · ~33 km

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