Highland Dam

Highland 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 Highland 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 Highland Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.92932, -98.38677. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Highland Dam

• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker Museum Complex · museum · Ellsworth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Faris Caves · cave · Ellsworth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mushroom Rock State Park · attraction · Ellsworth · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis State Park · park · Ellsworth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rolling Hills Zoo · sanctuary · Saline · ~68 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rock City · park · Ottawa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Atlas Launch Facility 550-8 · fort · Ellsworth · ~14 km
• Immanuel Lutheran Church · church · Ellsworth · ~18 km
• Garden of Eden · museum · Russell · ~24 km
• Lincoln County Historical Society · museum · Lincoln · ~30 km
• Kyne House Museum · fort · Lincoln · ~30 km
• Central Christian Church · church · Lincoln · ~30 km
• Lincoln United Methodist Church · church · Lincoln · ~30 km
• Hodgden House Museum Complex · museum · Ellsworth · ~33 km
• Frontier in Lincoln County · fort · Lincoln · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Highland Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Highland Dam

• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~63 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~78 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~139 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bluff Dam · lake · Trego · ~146 km · Must-see
• Fossil Creek Dam · lake · Russell · ~51 km
• Saline County State Lake Dam · lake · Saline · ~80 km
• Little River Dam · lake · Rice · ~82 km

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