Hoffman Dam

Hoffman 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 Hoffman 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 Hoffman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.32799, -98.68524. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hoffman Dam

• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~49 km · Must-see
• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lowell Historical Marker · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Kearney State Historical Park · fort · Kearney · ~55 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska Art · museum · Buffalo · ~66 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~70 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jensen Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~12 km
• Youngson Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~15 km
• Armstrong Dam · cave · Webster · ~28 km
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~31 km
• Roseland Lake · lake · Adams · ~33 km
• Macon Lakes Federal Waterfowl Protection Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~34 km
• Northeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~35 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hoffman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hoffman Dam

• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~88 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~109 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~121 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~31 km
• Roseland Lake · lake · Adams · ~33 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~36 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~42 km
• Herz Pohlmeier Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~47 km
• Hastings Nw Dam · lake · Adams · ~49 km

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