Roper Dam

Roper 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 Roper 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 Roper Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.76182, -96.19016. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roper Dam

• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~32 km · Must-see
• Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum · sanctuary · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Steinhart Park · park · Fremont · ~35 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park · park · Mills · ~37 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~39 km · Must-see
• Linoma Lighthouse · attraction · Sarpy · ~44 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Shrine · church · Sarpy · ~45 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Arboretum · park · Lancaster · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Chidren's Zoo · church · Lancaster · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hazel Abel Park · park · Lancaster · ~54 km · Must-see
• Nebraska State Capitol · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~54 km · Must-see
• Centennial Mall · park · Lancaster · ~54 km · Must-see
• Statue of Abraham Lincoln · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~54 km · Must-see
• Museum of Nebraska History · museum · Lancaster · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mueller Tower · attraction · Lancaster · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Roper Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Roper Dam

• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~59 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~77 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~79 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~80 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~104 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~125 km · Must-see

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