Clayton Pond

Clayton Pond: 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 Clayton Pond

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 Clayton Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.21387, -103.92604. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clayton Pond

• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~30 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~31 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~33 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~38 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~57 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clayton Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clayton Pond

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~63 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~73 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~93 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~131 km · Must-see
• Dry Lake Pond · lake · Lawrence · ~5 km
• Tomahawk Lake Country Club · lake · Lawrence · ~26 km
• Deerfield Dam · lake · Pennington · ~29 km

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