Breakneck Dam

Breakneck 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 Breakneck 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 Breakneck Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.08918, -96.84894. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Breakneck Dam

• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~30 km · Must-see
• Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~32 km · Must-see
• Seven Dolors Catholic Church · church · Riley · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Riley · ~33 km · Must-see
• Manhattan · church · Riley · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lander Park Carousel · attraction · Dickinson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill · cave · Morris · ~71 km · Must-see
• Council Grove · sanctuary · Morris · ~71 km · Must-see
• Backstop Ridge · viewpoint · Geary · ~2 km
• Harvey Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~3 km
• Republican Point · viewpoint · Geary · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Breakneck Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Breakneck Dam

• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~41 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~77 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~107 km · Must-see
• Marion County Dam · lake · Marion · ~109 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~132 km · Must-see

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