Bartels Dam

Bartels 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 Bartels 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 Bartels Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.20668, -98.86035. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bartels Dam

• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~42 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~59 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~60 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Kearney State Historical Park · fort · Kearney · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lowell Historical Marker · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~69 km · Must-see
• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~71 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska Art · museum · Buffalo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~74 km · Must-see
• Macon Lakes Federal Waterfowl Protection Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~11 km
• Franklin County Museum · museum · Franklin · ~17 km
• Franklin City Park · park · Franklin · ~18 km
• Ritterbush Federal Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~21 km
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~23 km
• Ash Grove State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~26 km
• Adam Dam · cave · Franklin · ~28 km
• Youngson Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bartels Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bartels Dam

• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~94 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~111 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~127 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~146 km · Must-see
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~56 km
• Roseland Lake · lake · Adams · ~56 km
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~56 km
• Jensen Dam 6750 · lake · Webster · ~58 km

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