Thompson Dam

Thompson 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 Thompson 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 Thompson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.02174, -96.20190. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Dam

• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~4 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park · park · Mills · ~10 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Shrine · church · Sarpy · ~11 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~12 km · Must-see
• Linoma Lighthouse · attraction · Sarpy · ~14 km · Must-see
• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~21 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Omaha · temple · Pottawattamie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Omaha · temple · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fun-Plex · park · Pottawattamie · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bellevue · church · Pottawattamie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pulaski Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Brown Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thompson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thompson Dam

• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~44 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~52 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~63 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~69 km · Must-see
• Conestoga Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~77 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~122 km · Must-see

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