Mud Draw

Mud 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 Mud 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.

Visiting Mud Draw: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Mud Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.45999, -102.23016. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mud Draw

• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~56 km · Must-see
• D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~9 km
• Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~15 km
• Horse Tooth · viewpoint · Pennington · ~41 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~47 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Pennington · ~53 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~53 km
• Highway 1416 · fort · Pennington · ~55 km
• K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~55 km
• Hubbard Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~56 km
• Bliss Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km
• Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~58 km
• Wasta Rest Stop Tipi · attraction · Pennington · ~59 km
• Armed Forces Museum & Gift Shop · museum · Pennington · ~59 km
• Missile Site 850-A (historic) · fort · Pennington · ~59 km
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~64 km
• Wounded Knee Museum · museum · Pennington · ~66 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mud Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mud Draw

• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~119 km · Must-see
• Deers Ears Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~120 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~122 km · Must-see
• Thunder Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~124 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~137 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~137 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~143 km · Must-see
• Snake Butte · viewpoint · Jackson · ~146 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~146 km · Must-see

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