Schmidt Dam

Schmidt 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 Schmidt 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 Schmidt Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.45720, -97.65369. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schmidt Dam

• General McPherson Memorial Statue · church · McPherson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Wildlife​ Refuge · sanctuary · McPherson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Coronado Heights Park · park · Saline · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kansas Motorcycle Museum · museum · McPherson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis State Park · park · Ellsworth · ~44 km · Must-see
• University United Methodist Church · church · Saline · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dyck Arboretum of the Plains · park · Harvey · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mushroom Rock State Park · attraction · Ellsworth · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rolling Hills Zoo · sanctuary · Saline · ~56 km · Must-see
• Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site · fort · Saline · ~58 km · Must-see
• Faris Caves · cave · Ellsworth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center · museum · Reno · ~62 km · Must-see
• Strataca · museum · Reno · ~62 km · Must-see
• St. Teresa's · church · Reno · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bernhard Warkentin Homestead · sanctuary · Harvey · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schmidt Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schmidt Dam

• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Marion County Dam · lake · Marion · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cheney Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Afton Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~118 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~120 km · Must-see
• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~123 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~123 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Lake · lake · Butler · ~124 km · Must-see
• Clear Pond · lake · McPherson · ~13 km

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