Crooks Lake

Crooks Lake: 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 Crooks Lake

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 Crooks Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.15359, -103.92521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crooks Lake

• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~17 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~26 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~36 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~39 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~41 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~43 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~50 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~50 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crooks Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crooks Lake

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~68 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~95 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~123 km · Must-see
• Dry Lake Pond · lake · Lawrence · ~12 km
• Deerfield Dam · lake · Pennington · ~22 km
• Tomahawk Lake Country Club · lake · Lawrence · ~31 km

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