Jensen Dam

Jensen Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Jensen Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Jensen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.51303, -96.10796. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jensen Dam

• Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~9 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson · fort · Pottawattamie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple · church · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~30 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~31 km · Must-see
• West Omaha Rock · attraction · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Omaha Guardhouse · fort · Pottawattamie · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~33 km · Must-see
• Metcalfe Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Adams Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kountze Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Saint Cecilia Cathedral · church · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jensen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jensen Dam

• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~65 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~116 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~130 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~135 km · Must-see

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