Pearson Slough

Pearson Slough: 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 Pearson Slough

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 Pearson Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.31397, -97.18343. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pearson Slough

• Anderson Lake · lake · Grant · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blue Dog Lake · lake · Day · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bitter Lake · lake · Day · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake · lake · Day · ~18 km · Must-see
• Parker Island · lake · Day · ~19 km · Must-see
• Waubay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Day · ~21 km · Must-see
• Minnewasta Lake · lake · Day · ~21 km · Must-see
• Waubay Lake · lake · Day · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pickerel Lake · lake · Day · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Lake · lake · Codington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Antelope Lake · lake · Day · ~29 km · Must-see
• Punished Womans Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grass Lake · lake · Codington · ~39 km · Must-see
• International Vinegar Museum · museum · Day · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dry Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~40 km · Must-see
• Piyas Lake · lake · Marshall · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Martha · lake · Roberts · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kings Lake · lake · Codington · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pearson Slough

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pearson Slough

• Anderson Lake · lake · Grant · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blue Dog Lake · lake · Day · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bitter Lake · lake · Day · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rush Lake · lake · Day · ~18 km · Must-see
• Parker Island · lake · Day · ~19 km · Must-see
• Minnewasta Lake · lake · Day · ~21 km · Must-see
• Waubay Lake · lake · Day · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pickerel Lake · lake · Day · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Lake · lake · Codington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Antelope Lake · lake · Day · ~29 km · Must-see

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