McKenzie Dam

McKenzie 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.59296, -99.88165. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McKenzie Dam

• Robert Henri Historical Walkway · museum · Dawson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~46 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~46 km · Must-see
• Elwood Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Gosper · ~5 km
• Mallard Beach · beach · Gosper · ~13 km
• Johnson Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Gosper · ~14 km
• Plum Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Gosper · ~15 km
• East Shore · beach · Gosper · ~15 km
• North Shore · beach · Dawson · ~17 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Gosper · ~17 km
• Phillips Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Gosper · ~17 km
• Phillippi Dam · lake · Gosper · ~20 km
• Gallagher Canyon State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~22 km
• Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · Gosper · ~24 km
• Dawson Company Road Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawson · ~24 km
• Dawson Company Road Dam Number 2 · lake · Dawson · ~25 km
• Heartland Museum of Military Vehicles · museum · Dawson · ~26 km
• Dawson County Road Dam Number 8 · lake · Dawson · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McKenzie Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near McKenzie Dam

• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~46 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~98 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~110 km · Must-see
• Elwood Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Gosper · ~5 km
• Johnson Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Gosper · ~14 km
• Phillips Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Gosper · ~17 km
• Phillippi Dam · lake · Gosper · ~20 km
• Victor Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · Gosper · ~24 km
• Dawson Company Road Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawson · ~24 km

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