Hansen Dam

Hansen 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 Hansen 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 Hansen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.52000, -97.12199. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hansen Dam

• Downtown Vermillion Historic District · fort · Clay · ~41 km · Must-see
• National Music Museum · museum · Clay · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wayne Historical Marker · park · Wayne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Prentis Park · park · Clay · ~42 km · Must-see
• W. H. Over Museum · museum · Clay · ~43 km · Must-see
• Spirit Mound Historic Prairie · park · Clay · ~52 km · Must-see
• Missouri National Recreational River · sanctuary · Yankton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chief White Crane Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yankton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Vangen Church · church · Yankton · ~58 km · Must-see
• :United Church of Christ · church · Yankton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Recreation Area · park · Yankton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gilman Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gavins Point Dam · lake · Yankton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pierson Ranch Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yankton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Recreation Area · park · Yankton · ~63 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Midway Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yankton · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hansen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hansen Dam

• Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gavins Point Dam · lake · Yankton · ~60 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Knox · ~65 km · Must-see
• Marindahl Lake · lake · Yankton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake · lake · Bon Homme · ~75 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Yankton · ~76 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Turner · ~97 km · Must-see
• Henry Dam · lake · Bon Homme · ~105 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Hutchinson · ~132 km · Must-see

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