North Draw

North 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 North 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 North Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.85219, -103.41326. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Draw

• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~29 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~44 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~64 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~68 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~69 km · Must-see
• Benedict Buttes · viewpoint · Dawes · ~8 km
• Mike Kern Hills · viewpoint · Dawes · ~8 km
• Pete Smith Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~9 km
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~9 km
• Strawstack Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of North Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near North Draw

• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~100 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~116 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~116 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Butte · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~120 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~120 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~134 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~138 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~140 km · Must-see

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