Philpot Dam

Philpot 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 Philpot 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 Philpot Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.02079, -96.30985. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Philpot Dam

• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park · park · Mills · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~2 km · Must-see
• Linoma Lighthouse · attraction · Sarpy · ~6 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~6 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Shrine · church · Sarpy · ~8 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Omaha · temple · Pottawattamie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Omaha · temple · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fun-Plex · park · Pottawattamie · ~40 km · Must-see
• West Omaha Rock · attraction · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bellevue · church · Pottawattamie · ~44 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Douglas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Philpot Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Philpot Dam

• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~43 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~45 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~56 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~67 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~134 km · Must-see

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