Armstrong Dam

Armstrong 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 cave: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Armstrong Dam

Season: Year-round; October to March is most comfortable, some caves flood in heavy rain.

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 Armstrong Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.34083, -98.42194. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Armstrong Dam

• Chatauqua Pavilion · sanctuary · Adams · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hastings Museum & Super Screen Theater · museum · Adams · ~36 km · Must-see
• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~38 km · Must-see
• Guide Rock · viewpoint · Webster · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Village · museum · Kearney · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lowell Historical Marker · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~72 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fort Kearney State Historical Park · fort · Kearney · ~75 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~16 km
• Liberty Cove Recreation Area · park · Webster · ~17 km
• Herz Pohlmeier Dam · lake · Nuckolls · ~21 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~22 km
• Prairie Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~28 km
• Glenvil Federal Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~29 km
• Theesen Federal Waterfowl Production Area · park · Clay · ~29 km
• Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~30 km
• Lincoln Park · park · Adams · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Armstrong Dam

Other caves near Armstrong Dam

• Arnold Dam 1 · cave · Clay · ~47 km
• Adams Dam · cave · Nuckolls · ~48 km
• Adam Dam · cave · Franklin · ~76 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Franklin · ~79 km
• Bailey Floodwater Retarding Dam · cave · York · ~115 km
• Atkinson Dam · cave · Norton · ~138 km
• Bailey Dam · cave · Gosper · ~140 km
• Arrasmith Dam · cave · Buffalo · ~141 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Polk · ~145 km

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