Winther Dam

Winther Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Winther Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Winther Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.72930, -94.99741. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Winther Dam

• Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~20 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~28 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock House · fort · Cass · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Lutheran Church · church · Audubon · ~3 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Audubon · ~7 km
• Albert the Bull · fort · Audubon · ~8 km
• Audubon Church of Christ · church · Audubon · ~8 km
• Audubon County Home · museum · Audubon · ~9 km
• Little Red Schoolhouse Museum · museum · Audubon · ~9 km
• Bethany Lutheran Church · church · Audubon · ~12 km
• General Store Museum · museum · Audubon · ~16 km
• Bedstemor's House · museum · Shelby · ~20 km
• Danish Windmill Museum and Welcome Center · museum · Shelby · ~21 km
• Audubon County Courthouse Museum · museum · Audubon · ~23 km
• Cen + Ten Museum · museum · Shelby · ~23 km
• Davids Creek Watershed Site 1B-2 Dam · lake · Audubon · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Winther Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Winther Dam

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~97 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~106 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~110 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~115 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~129 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~131 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~132 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~132 km · Must-see

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