Thacker Dam

Thacker 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 Thacker 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 Thacker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.59848, -96.92686. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thacker Dam

• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~15 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~15 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~36 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~37 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~39 km · Must-see
• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~39 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thacker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thacker Dam

• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~95 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~117 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~124 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~130 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~141 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~144 km · Must-see
• Salt Creek Reservoir 27-C · lake · Lancaster · ~3 km

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