Balka Group Dam

Balka Group 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 Balka Group 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 Balka Group Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.47698, -102.53446. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balka Group Dam

• Ash Hollow State Historical Park · sanctuary · Garden · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Sidney Historical Marker · fort · Cheyenne · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~66 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~66 km · Must-see
• Balka Group Dam · cave · Garden · ~0 km
• McCuligan Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~23 km
• Barn Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~31 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Garden · ~33 km
• Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~34 km
• Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~35 km
• Old Lady Beam Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~41 km
• Clay Peak · viewpoint · Garden · ~42 km
• Mount Vernon · viewpoint · Deuel · ~44 km
• Road 199A · fort · Garden · ~46 km
• Lookout Mound · viewpoint · Morrill · ~47 km
• Mud Springs Station Archeological District · fort · Morrill · ~50 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Garden · ~54 km
• Lodgepole Creek · lake · Deuel · ~54 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Balka Group Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Balka Group Dam

• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~79 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~96 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~118 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~148 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~34 km
• Lodgepole Creek · lake · Deuel · ~54 km
• Chappell, NE · lake · Deuel · ~60 km
• Julesburg Reservoir · lake · Deuel · ~77 km
• Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~77 km
• Julesburg #3 Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~78 km

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