Davidson Dam

Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Davidson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.86830, -103.29049. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Davidson Dam

• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~32 km · Must-see
• Williams Gap State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Banner · ~33 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~34 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~39 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~40 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~41 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~43 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~52 km · Must-see
• Alliance Baptist Church · church · Box Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carhenge · attraction · Box Butte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~59 km · Must-see
• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wildhorse Dam 14-A · lake · Morrill · ~8 km
• The Pumpkin Patch at BE Farm · attraction · Morrill · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Davidson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Davidson Dam

• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~34 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~86 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~96 km · Must-see
• Wildhorse Dam 14-A · lake · Morrill · ~8 km
• Bastron Lake · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~10 km
• Minatare Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~23 km
• Kilpatrick Lake · lake · Box Butte · ~31 km
• Lake Alice Upper Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~39 km
• Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~78 km
• Packers Lake · lake · Goshen · ~80 km

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