Herman Dam

Herman 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 Herman 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 Herman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.65905, -96.22792. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herman Dam

• Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~26 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson · fort · Pottawattamie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area · park · Dodge · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~48 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~49 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~49 km · Must-see
• West Omaha Rock · attraction · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple · church · Douglas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~54 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Omaha Guardhouse · fort · Pottawattamie · ~56 km · Must-see
• Metcalfe Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~59 km · Must-see
• Adams Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Herman Dam

• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~32 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~49 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~60 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~74 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~126 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~128 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~140 km · Must-see

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