Peterson Dam

Peterson 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 Peterson 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 Peterson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.65763, -96.12031. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peterson Dam

• Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum · sanctuary · Fremont · ~25 km · Must-see
• Steinhart Park · park · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~48 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park · park · Mills · ~53 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~55 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Linoma Lighthouse · attraction · Sarpy · ~60 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Shrine · church · Sarpy · ~60 km · Must-see
• Captain Meriwether Lewis · museum · Nemaha · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~62 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Park · park · Lancaster · ~64 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Peterson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Peterson Dam

• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~79 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~81 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~91 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~91 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~95 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~114 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~116 km · Must-see

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