Carpenter Dam

Carpenter 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 Carpenter 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 Carpenter Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.88318, -97.65044. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carpenter Dam

• Plainsman Museum · museum · Hamilton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · sanctuary · Hall · ~73 km · Must-see
• Harrison Park · park · York · ~6 km
• Anna Bemis Palmer Museum · museum · York · ~7 km
• Miller Park · park · York · ~7 km
• Linear Park · park · York · ~7 km
• Beaver Creek Park · sanctuary · York · ~7 km
• East Hill Park · park · York · ~7 km
• Duke Park · park · York · ~8 km
• Kirkpatrick Basin North State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · York · ~8 km
• Kirkpatrick Basin South State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · York · ~13 km
• Wessels Dam · lake · York · ~18 km
• Driewer Reservoir Dam · lake · York · ~18 km
• Waco Federal Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · York · ~19 km
• Waco Municipal Park · park · York · ~20 km
• Renquist Basin State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · York · ~21 km
• Henderson City Park · park · York · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Carpenter Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Carpenter Dam

• Morning Star Lake · lake · Merrick · ~46 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~85 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~144 km · Must-see
• Wessels Dam · lake · York · ~18 km
• Driewer Reservoir Dam · lake · York · ~18 km
• Friesen Dam · lake · Hamilton · ~28 km
• Freeman Lake Federal Waterfowl Production Area · lake · York · ~30 km
• North Lake Basin State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Seward · ~33 km

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