Dittmer Dam

Dittmer 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 Dittmer 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 Dittmer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.12202, -97.63959. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dittmer Dam

• Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site · fort · Republic · ~38 km · Must-see
• Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings · museum · Republic · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Station State Historical Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~74 km · Must-see
• Willard Park · park · Thayer · ~7 km
• Roosevelt Park · park · Thayer · ~8 km
• Deshler City Park · park · Thayer · ~9 km
• Abiding Word Lutheran Church · church · Thayer · ~9 km
• Dondlinger Dam · lake · Thayer · ~13 km
• Little Blue State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Thayer · ~13 km
• Forty-Niner Trail Historical Marker · fort · Thayer · ~20 km
• Thayer County Museum · museum · Thayer · ~20 km
• Hinrichs Dam · lake · Thayer · ~26 km
• Houtwed Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~30 km
• Prairie Marsh State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Thayer · ~30 km
• Prairie Marsh West State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Thayer · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dittmer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dittmer Dam

• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~120 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~122 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~136 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~149 km · Must-see
• Dondlinger Dam · lake · Thayer · ~13 km
• Hinrichs Dam · lake · Thayer · ~26 km
• Houtwed Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~30 km
• Bauman Dam-1 Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~35 km
• Cub Creek Dam 17-B · lake · Jefferson · ~51 km

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