Motts Draw

Motts Draw: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Motts Draw

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Motts Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.96249, -98.46731. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Motts Draw

• Cady Lake · lake · Jerauld · ~16 km · Must-see
• Scott Lake · lake · Aurora · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~35 km · Must-see
• Schmitz Lake · lake · Aurora · ~36 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Jerauld · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Lake · lake · Jerauld · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~45 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Aurora · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village · fort · Davison · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fraser Dam · lake · Aurora · ~8 km
• Wilmarth Dam · lake · Aurora · ~18 km
• Wessington Springs Carnegie Library · fort · Jerauld · ~19 km
• Anne Hathaway's Cottage · museum · Jerauld · ~20 km
• Archer Hill · viewpoint · Aurora · ~29 km
• Plankinton/Aurora County Historical Museum · museum · Aurora · ~34 km
• Big Mound · viewpoint · Sanborn · ~40 km
• White Lake City Park · lake · Aurora · ~41 km
• Mt. Vernon Area Historical Society · museum · Davison · ~41 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Motts Draw

• Archer Hill · viewpoint · Aurora · ~29 km
• Big Mound · viewpoint · Sanborn · ~40 km
• Lewis Hill · viewpoint · Lyman · ~96 km
• Medicine Butte · viewpoint · Lyman · ~113 km
• Pte Ṭaṭiyopa · viewpoint · Charles Mix · ~116 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Spink · ~124 km
• Garfield Peak · viewpoint · Hand · ~127 km
• Buffalo Buttes · viewpoint · Gregory · ~127 km
• Devils Grave Hill · viewpoint · Gregory · ~129 km
• Ninemile Hill · viewpoint · Boyd · ~141 km

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