Datton Lake

Datton 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 Datton 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 Datton Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.23085, -103.47508. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Datton Lake

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hotel Alex Johnson · fort · Pennington · ~32 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help · church · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~38 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~38 km · Must-see
• Reptile Gardens · sanctuary · Pennington · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~41 km · Must-see
• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Datton Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Datton Lake

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~123 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~136 km · Must-see
• Tomahawk Lake Country Club · lake · Lawrence · ~23 km
• Canyon Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~30 km
• Bear Butte Dam · lake · Meade · ~31 km

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