Buck Draw

Buck 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 Buck 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 Buck Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.15108, -103.96409. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buck Draw

• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~44 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~58 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~62 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~73 km · Must-see
• abandoned store · fort · Fall River · ~14 km
• Big Jordy Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~15 km
• Pfister Number 2 Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~21 km
• Griswold Number 1 Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~21 km
• Mule Creek Number 1 Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~24 km
• Trails Trains And Pioneers Museum · museum · Fall River · ~25 km
• Henry Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~25 km
• Boner Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~25 km
• Jordan Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~26 km
• Wallace Number 2 Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~26 km
• Mader Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~28 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buck Draw

• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~84 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~87 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~88 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~100 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~102 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~105 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~109 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~109 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~112 km · Must-see

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