Hoyt Dam

Hoyt 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 Hoyt 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 Hoyt Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.13551, -100.80423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hoyt Dam

• George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~21 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~71 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~71 km · Must-see
• Culbertson City Park · park · Hitchcock · ~14 km
• Elks City Park · park · Red Willow · ~20 km
• Bennett Park · park · Red Willow · ~21 km
• Museum of the High Plains · museum · Red Willow · ~21 km
• Jaycees Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~21 km
• Senator George Norris State Historical Site · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~21 km
• Weiland Field · park · Red Willow · ~22 km
• Felling Park · park · Red Willow · ~22 km
• Elks Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~22 km
• Hitchcock County Museum · museum · Hitchcock · ~23 km
• McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker · fort · Red Willow · ~26 km
• McCook Army Airfield · fort · Red Willow · ~28 km
• Red Willow State Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~34 km
• Indian Point Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~34 km
• Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hoyt Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hoyt Dam

• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~71 km · Must-see
• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~91 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~123 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~34 km
• Swanson Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Hitchcock · ~35 km
• Atwood Lake Dam · lake · Rawlins · ~51 km
• Hayes Center Special Use Dam · lake · Hayes · ~64 km
• Wauneta North Dam · lake · Chase · ~73 km
• Arrow Head Dam · lake · Dundy · ~76 km

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