Schmidt Dam

Schmidt 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 Schmidt 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 Schmidt Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.31827, -98.46536. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schmidt Dam

• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~40 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lowell Historical Marker · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Kearney State Historical Park · fort · Kearney · ~73 km · Must-see
• Armstrong Dam · cave · Webster · ~6 km
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~19 km
• Liberty Cove Recreation Area · park · Webster · ~19 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~22 km
• Herz Pohlmeier Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~24 km
• Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~27 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~30 km
• Jensen Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~32 km
• Webster County Historical Museum · museum · Webster · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Schmidt Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schmidt Dam

• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~72 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~92 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~115 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~121 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~139 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~19 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~22 km
• Herz Pohlmeier Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~24 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~30 km
• Roseland Lake · lake · Adams · ~35 km

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