Elmore Dam

Elmore 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 Elmore 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 Elmore Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.08746, -103.28612. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elmore Dam

• Alliance Baptist Church · church · Box Butte · ~43 km · Must-see
• Carhenge · attraction · Box Butte · ~45 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~51 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~53 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~53 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~53 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~55 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~56 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~56 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~59 km · Must-see
• Williams Gap State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Banner · ~61 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~67 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kilpatrick Lake · lake · Box Butte · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Elmore Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Elmore Dam

• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~53 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~108 km · Must-see
• Kilpatrick Lake · lake · Box Butte · ~1 km
• Minatare Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~31 km
• Bastron Lake · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~33 km
• Wildhorse Dam 14-A · lake · Morrill · ~38 km
• Lake Alice Upper Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~38 km
• Box Butte Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Dawes · ~54 km
• Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~75 km

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