Ouderkirk Dam

Ouderkirk 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 Ouderkirk 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 Ouderkirk Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.78149, -103.80689. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ouderkirk Dam

• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~7 km · Must-see
• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~11 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~13 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~14 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~16 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~16 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~19 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~22 km · Must-see
• Williams Gap State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Banner · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cedar Canyon State Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~5 km
• Rifle Sight · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~7 km
• South Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ouderkirk Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ouderkirk Dam

• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~121 km · Must-see
• Kaufman Number 1 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~28 km
• Packers Lake · lake · Goshen · ~31 km
• Lake Alice Upper Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~34 km
• 66 Pastures Dam · lake · Goshen · ~37 km
• Minatare Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~38 km
• McMillen Number 2 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~39 km
• Katzer Dam Number 3 · lake · Goshen · ~41 km

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