Barnard Dam

Barnard Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Barnard Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Barnard Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.34395, -96.73575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barnard Dam

• Homestead National Historical Park · sanctuary · Gage · ~13 km · Must-see
• Elijah Filley Stone Barn · attraction · Gage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Station State Historical Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~57 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hollenberg Pony Express Station · sanctuary · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~64 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~66 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barnard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Barnard Dam

• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~60 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~125 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~136 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~139 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~149 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~149 km · Must-see
• Indian Creek Dam 11-A · lake · Gage · ~1 km
• Bear Creek Dam 2-A · lake · Gage · ~7 km
• Bear Creek Dam 7-D · lake · Gage · ~13 km

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