Oak Gulch

Oak Gulch: 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 Oak Gulch

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 Oak Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.77523, -97.69177. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oak Gulch

• Twomile Lake · lake · Marshall · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Lake · lake · Marshall · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ninemile Lake · lake · Marshall · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sixmile Lake · lake · Marshall · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Sisseton Historic State Park · fort · Marshall · ~22 km · Must-see
• High Lake · lake · Marshall · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Lake · lake · Marshall · ~26 km · Must-see
• Flat Lake · lake · Marshall · ~28 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Marshall · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dumarce Lake · lake · Marshall · ~32 km · Must-see
• Abraham Lake · lake · Marshall · ~32 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Marshall · ~34 km · Must-see
• North Red Iron Lake · lake · Marshall · ~38 km · Must-see
• South Red Iron Lake · lake · Marshall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Greys Lake · lake · Marshall · ~43 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lakes · lake · Marshall · ~43 km · Must-see
• International Vinegar Museum · museum · Day · ~43 km · Must-see
• Piyas Lake · lake · Marshall · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oak Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Oak Gulch

• Six Mile Hill · viewpoint · Marshall · ~22 km
• Cannon Hill · viewpoint · Dickey · ~71 km
• Devils Nest · viewpoint · Richland · ~88 km
• Crows Nest (Historical) · viewpoint · Brown · ~94 km
• Bears Den Hillock · viewpoint · Ransom · ~109 km
• Dry Coulee · viewpoint · LaMoure · ~131 km
• Big Tom Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~144 km
• Marble Gulch · viewpoint · Sargent · ~20 km
• Pleasant Peak · viewpoint · Marshall · ~24 km
• Sargent County High Point · viewpoint · Marshall · ~31 km

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