Red Cloud Dam

Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud 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 Red Cloud Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.10007, -98.53502. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Cloud Dam

• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~71 km · Must-see
• Webster County Historical Museum · museum · Webster · ~2 km
• Willa Cather House · museum · Webster · ~2 km
• Red Cloud City Park · sanctuary · Webster · ~2 km
• Burlington Depot · museum · Webster · ~3 km
• Indian Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~5 km
• Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~10 km
• Republican Valley Wayside Park · park · Webster · ~17 km
• Jensen Dam 6750 · lake · Webster · ~20 km
• Jensen Dam 1761 · lake · Webster · ~22 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~26 km
• Liberty Cove Recreation Area · park · Webster · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Cloud Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Cloud Dam

• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~57 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~77 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~86 km · Must-see
• Kirwin Reservoir · lake · Phillips · ~94 km · Must-see
• Jensen Dam 6750 · lake · Webster · ~20 km
• Jensen Dam 1761 · lake · Webster · ~22 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~26 km
• Herz Pohlmeier Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~40 km
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~50 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~61 km

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