Moessner Dam

Moessner 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 Moessner 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 Moessner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.97774, -96.75925. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moessner Dam

• Nine Mile Prairie · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~16 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~21 km · Must-see
• Museum of American Speed · museum · Lancaster · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cooper Park · park · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bluestem State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Moessner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Moessner Dam

• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~21 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~39 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~80 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~81 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~100 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~107 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~114 km · Must-see

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