Ballard Canyon

Ballard Canyon: 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 Ballard Canyon

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 Ballard Canyon: tips

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

How to reach Ballard Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.31748, -100.50930. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballard Canyon

• Verendrye Site · park · Stanley · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Pierre Chouteau · fort · Stanley · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pierre Marina Recreational Area · park · Hughes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cultural Heritage Center · museum · Hughes · ~19 km · Must-see
• Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · sanctuary · Stanley · ~20 km · Must-see
• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~21 km · Must-see
• Farm Island Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hughes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Bennett · fort · Stanley · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~14 km
• Fort Chouteau Museum · museum · Stanley · ~15 km
• Fort Pierre Chouteau National Historic Landmark · fort · Stanley · ~16 km
• RCPE PRC Subdivision · fort · Hughes · ~16 km
• Brown Hill · viewpoint · Stanley · ~16 km
• South Dakota National Guard Museum · museum · Hughes · ~17 km
• La Framboise Island · river spot · Hughes · ~17 km
• Fighting Stallions · fort · Hughes · ~18 km
• Civil War Monument · fort · Hughes · ~18 km
• New Fort Pierre · fort · Stanley · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ballard Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ballard Canyon

• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~114 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~129 km · Must-see
• Brown Hill · viewpoint · Stanley · ~16 km
• Snake Butte · viewpoint · Hughes · ~21 km
• Stony Butte · viewpoint · Lyman · ~45 km
• Standing Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~45 km
• Medicine Knoll · viewpoint · Hughes · ~52 km
• White Clay Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~55 km
• Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~58 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~62 km

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