Base Lake

Base Lake: 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 Base Lake

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 Base Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.11469, -95.88339. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Base Lake

• Bellevue · church · Pottawattamie · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brown Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · park · Pottawattamie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pulaski Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~17 km · Must-see
• St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church · church · Pottawattamie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fun-Plex · park · Pottawattamie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike Monument · fort · Pottawattamie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Durham Museum · museum · Pottawattamie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Historic General Dodge House · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church · church · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Trinity Cathedral · church · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Omaha · church · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Base Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Base Lake

• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~38 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~78 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~91 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~99 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~113 km · Must-see

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