Post Dam

Post 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 Post 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 Post Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.68306, -103.62827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Post Dam

• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~9 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~14 km · Must-see
• Williams Gap State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Banner · ~18 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~22 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~23 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~23 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~25 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~27 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~30 km · Must-see
• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kimball Assembly of God Church · church · Kimball · ~62 km · Must-see
• Airdale Dam Number 1 · cave · Banner · ~5 km
• Bead Mountain · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Post Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Post Dam

• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~59 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~122 km · Must-see
• Bastron Lake · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~35 km
• Wildhorse Dam 14-A · lake · Morrill · ~35 km
• Minatare Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~37 km
• Lake Alice Upper Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~42 km
• Kaufman Number 1 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~48 km
• 66 Pastures Dam · lake · Goshen · ~51 km
• Crown Number 2 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~54 km

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