Murray Lake

Murray 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 Murray 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 Murray Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.56037, -104.01972. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murray Lake

• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~14 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~24 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~33 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~37 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~39 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~44 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~60 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mirror Creek Falls · waterfall · Lawrence · ~1 km
• Windy Pine Vale · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~1 km
• Beulah Butte · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~1 km
• Lower Windy Pine Falls · waterfall · Lawrence · ~2 km
• Upper Windy Pine Falls · waterfall · Lawrence · ~2 km
• Cox Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~2 km
• Prairie Ridge · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Murray Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murray Lake

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~83 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~86 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~99 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~107 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~117 km · Must-see
• Williams Dam · lake · Crook · ~12 km
• Rocky Ford Dam · lake · Crook · ~22 km
• Belle Fourche Diversion Dam · lake · Butte · ~26 km
• Oak Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~28 km

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