Young Dam

Young 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 Young 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 Young Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.76501, -100.16041. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Young Dam

• Robert Henri Historical Walkway · museum · Dawson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~51 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Midway Lake Recreational Grounds · lake · Dawson · ~11 km
• Dawson County Road Dam Number 9 · lake · Dawson · ~11 km
• Dawson County Road Dam Number 8 · lake · Dawson · ~12 km
• Dawson Company Road Dam Number 2 · lake · Dawson · ~13 km
• East Midway Lake · lake · Dawson · ~13 km
• Dawson Company Road Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawson · ~14 km
• Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~18 km
• East Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area · park · Dawson · ~18 km
• Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~19 km
• West Cozad State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~20 km
• Blue Heron State Wildlife Management Area · park · Dawson · ~20 km
• Sod House Museum · museum · Dawson · ~21 km
• Cozad State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Young Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Young Dam

• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~136 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~136 km · Must-see
• Midway Lake Recreational Grounds · lake · Dawson · ~11 km
• Dawson County Road Dam Number 9 · lake · Dawson · ~11 km
• Dawson County Road Dam Number 8 · lake · Dawson · ~12 km
• Dawson Company Road Dam Number 2 · lake · Dawson · ~13 km
• East Midway Lake · lake · Dawson · ~13 km
• Dawson Company Road Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawson · ~14 km

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