Petersen Dam

Petersen 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 Petersen 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 Petersen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.33808, -98.47417. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Petersen Dam

• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · sanctuary · Hall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer · museum · Hall · ~64 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~72 km · Must-see
• Olson Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Boone · ~75 km · Must-see
• Wolbach City Park · park · Greeley · ~12 km
• Dino Mini Park · park · Greeley · ~12 km
• Cotesfield City Park · park · Howard · ~17 km
• Farwell Museum · museum · Howard · ~23 km
• Dannebrog Park · park · Howard · ~31 km
• Mumpumpey Hill · viewpoint · Howard · ~32 km
• Davis Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Valley · ~33 km
• Pool Hill · viewpoint · Howard · ~39 km
• Sherman Dam · lake · Sherman · ~43 km
• Scotia Canal State Wildlife Management Area · park · Valley · ~44 km
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Boone · ~44 km
• Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Sherman · ~45 km
• Cedar Rapids City Park · park · Boone · ~45 km
• Muddy Point · viewpoint · Sherman · ~46 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Petersen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Petersen Dam

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~72 km · Must-see
• Virginia Smith Dam · lake · Garfield · ~103 km · Must-see
• Sherman Dam · lake · Sherman · ~43 km
• Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Sherman · ~45 km
• Pibel Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~58 km
• Pibel Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Wheeler · ~58 km
• Pibel Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~59 km
• Ravenna Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Buffalo · ~62 km
• Ravenna S Lake Dam · lake · Buffalo · ~62 km
• Hord Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Merrick · ~63 km

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