Hay Draw

Hay 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 Hay 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 Hay Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.73498, -103.96993. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hay Draw

• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~27 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~51 km · Must-see
• Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hay Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hay Draw

• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~69 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~77 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~83 km · Must-see

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