Nelson Draw

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.09915, -104.62830. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Draw

• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Larry Pilster Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~3 km
• Pilister Diversion Dam · lake · Carter · ~4 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~7 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~8 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~8 km
• Wyotana Ranch Number 4 Dam · lake · Carter · ~8 km
• Wyotana Ranch Number 5 Dam · lake · Carter · ~9 km
• K and L McDowell Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~9 km
• Pilister Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~9 km
• Black Point · viewpoint · Carter · ~9 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 4 Dam · lake · Carter · ~11 km
• Nuhn Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~12 km
• Nuhn Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~13 km
• K and L McDowell Number 5 Dam · lake · Carter · ~13 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 5 Dam · lake · Carter · ~13 km
• Prairiedog Dam · lake · Carter · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Nelson Draw

• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Harding · ~83 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~88 km · Must-see
• Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~100 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~116 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~126 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~128 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~133 km · Must-see
• Dogie Butte · viewpoint · Bowman · ~137 km · Must-see

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