Hoffman Dam

Hoffman 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 Hoffman 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 Hoffman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.26501, -99.26871. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hoffman Dam

• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Kearney State Historical Park · fort · Kearney · ~59 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska Art · museum · Buffalo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lowell Historical Marker · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~75 km · Must-see
• South Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Harlan · ~8 km
• Southeast Sacramento State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Harlan · ~12 km
• Sacramento-Wilcox State Wildlife Mgt Are · sanctuary · Phelps · ~14 km
• Adam Dam · cave · Franklin · ~17 km
• Wilcox City Park · park · Kearney · ~17 km
• Quadhamer Federal Waterfowl Protection Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~18 km
• Frerichs Federal Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~21 km
• Ritterbush Federal Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~24 km
• Jones Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Phelps · ~24 km
• Prairie Dog Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kearney · ~24 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Franklin · ~25 km
• Alma City Park · park · Harlan · ~25 km
• Lincoln Elementary School · fort · Phelps · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hoffman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hoffman Dam

• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~87 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~137 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~142 km · Must-see
• Gardner-Larson Dam · lake · Gosper · ~54 km
• Blue Hole East Lake · lake · Buffalo · ~60 km
• Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · Gosper · ~62 km
• Cottonmill Dam · lake · Buffalo · ~62 km

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