Blanke Dam

Blanke 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 Blanke 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 Blanke Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.18199, -102.98094. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blanke Dam

• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Sidney Historical Marker · fort · Cheyenne · ~5 km · Must-see
• North Sterling State Park · sanctuary · Logan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kimball Assembly of God Church · church · Kimball · ~71 km · Must-see
• Northside Park · park · Cheyenne · ~5 km
• Cheyenne County Museum · museum · Cheyenne · ~5 km
• Living Memorial Gardens · park · Cheyenne · ~7 km
• Sioux Army Depot (historic) · fort · Cheyenne · ~14 km
• Lookout Mound · viewpoint · Morrill · ~42 km
• Mud Springs Station Archeological District · fort · Morrill · ~42 km
• Mount Vernon · viewpoint · Deuel · ~46 km
• Greenwood Stage Station · fort · Morrill · ~46 km
• Julesburg Reservoir · lake · Deuel · ~49 km
• Julesburg #3 Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~51 km
• Lodgepole Creek · lake · Deuel · ~53 km
• Pony Express Nine Mile Station Marker · sanctuary · Deuel · ~55 km
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Morrill · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blanke Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blanke Dam

• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~105 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Cheyenne · ~113 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~120 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~137 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~146 km · Must-see
• Julesburg Reservoir · lake · Deuel · ~49 km
• Julesburg #3 Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~51 km
• Lodgepole Creek · lake · Deuel · ~53 km
• Chappell, NE · lake · Deuel · ~74 km

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