Wiggins Dam

Wiggins 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 Wiggins 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 Wiggins Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.84667, -100.20374. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wiggins Dam

• Robert Henri Historical Walkway · museum · Dawson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~41 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~64 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blue Heron State Wildlife Management Area · park · Dawson · ~9 km
• Sod House Museum · museum · Dawson · ~11 km
• Gothenburg Historical Museum · museum · Dawson · ~13 km
• Ehmen Park · park · Dawson · ~13 km
• E G West Park · park · Dawson · ~13 km
• Lake Helen Recreation Area · lake · Dawson · ~14 km
• Midway Lake Recreational Grounds · lake · Dawson · ~16 km
• East Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area · park · Dawson · ~16 km
• Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~16 km
• East Midway Lake · lake · Dawson · ~20 km
• West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~20 km
• Muny Park · park · Dawson · ~22 km
• Centennial Park · park · Dawson · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wiggins Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Wiggins Dam

• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~64 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~65 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~147 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~148 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen Recreation Area · lake · Dawson · ~14 km
• Midway Lake Recreational Grounds · lake · Dawson · ~16 km
• East Midway Lake · lake · Dawson · ~20 km
• Dawson County Road Dam Number 9 · lake · Dawson · ~23 km
• Dawson County Road Dam Number 8 · lake · Dawson · ~24 km
• Dawson Company Road Dam Number 2 · lake · Dawson · ~25 km

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