Bur Oak Dam

Bur Oak 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 Bur Oak 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 Bur Oak Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.53223, -97.19170. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bur Oak Dam

• Quincentenary Belltower · park · Platte · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area · park · Dodge · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ta-Ha-Zouka Park · park · Madison · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~73 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Valley Museum and Research Center · museum · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Platte · ~10 km
• Brewery Hill · viewpoint · Colfax · ~15 km
• Powerhouse Park · park · Platte · ~17 km
• Columbus Powerhouse historical marker · fort · Platte · ~17 km
• North Park · park · Colfax · ~17 km
• Arnold Park · park · Colfax · ~18 km
• Merchants Park · park · Colfax · ~19 km
• Schuyler Park · park · Colfax · ~19 km
• Community Park · park · Colfax · ~19 km
• Lake Babcock · lake · Platte · ~19 km
• Loup Park · park · Platte · ~19 km
• South Park · park · Colfax · ~19 km
• Wilderness Park Soccer Complex · park · Platte · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bur Oak Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bur Oak Dam

• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~73 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~80 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~109 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~112 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~114 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~114 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~115 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~123 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~146 km · Must-see

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