Rothell Dam

Rothell 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 Rothell 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 Rothell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.29061, -96.34584. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rothell Dam

• Elijah Filley Stone Barn · attraction · Gage · ~21 km · Must-see
• Homestead National Historical Park · sanctuary · Gage · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Steinhart Park · park · Fremont · ~73 km · Must-see
• Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum · sanctuary · Fremont · ~73 km · Must-see
• Methodist Church Ruins · fort · Johnson · ~11 km
• Burchard Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Pawnee · ~18 km
• Johnson County Fairgrounds · park · Johnson · ~19 km
• Johnson County Museum · museum · Johnson · ~19 km
• Tecumseh City Park · park · Johnson · ~20 km
• Plum Creek Dam 5-A · lake · Pawnee · ~20 km
• Bowwood State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pawnee · ~20 km
• Cedar Creek Dam 9-A · lake · Gage · ~21 km
• Plum Creek Dam 6-A · lake · Pawnee · ~23 km
• Sterling Village Park · park · Johnson · ~24 km
• Mud Creek Dam 2-A · lake · Gage · ~25 km
• Plum Creek Dam 4-A · lake · Pawnee · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rothell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rothell Dam

• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~85 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~85 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~109 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~111 km · Must-see
• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~120 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~134 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~135 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~137 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~144 km · Must-see

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