Boydson Draw

Boydson 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 Boydson 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.

Visiting Boydson Draw: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Boydson Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.32665, -102.94517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boydson Draw

• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hotel Alex Johnson · fort · Pennington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help · church · Pennington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Reptile Gardens · sanctuary · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Elk Dale School · fort · Meade · ~23 km
• Englishman Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~36 km
• The Quarter Pounder with Cheese · fort · Pennington · ~38 km
• Elm Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~42 km
• Missile Site 850-A (historic) · fort · Pennington · ~42 km
• John Anderson 2 Dam · lake · Meade · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Boydson Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Boydson Draw

• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~52 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~81 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~82 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~87 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~88 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~90 km · Must-see
• Deers Ears Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~96 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~98 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~102 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~102 km · Must-see

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