Pierce Draw

Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce Draw: tips

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

How to reach Pierce Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.25554, -102.51322. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pierce Draw

• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~58 km · Must-see
• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site · sanctuary · Pennington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~73 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~74 km · Must-see
• Missile Site 850-A (historic) · fort · Pennington · ~20 km
• Highway 1416 · fort · Pennington · ~27 km
• Armed Forces Museum & Gift Shop · museum · Pennington · ~27 km
• Wasta Rest Stop Tipi · attraction · Pennington · ~28 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Pennington · ~31 km
• Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~35 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~41 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~41 km
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~45 km
• Horse Tooth · viewpoint · Pennington · ~46 km
• Wounded Knee Museum · museum · Pennington · ~46 km
• D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~47 km
• Hubbard Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~49 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pierce Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pierce Draw

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• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~100 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~102 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~107 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~115 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~118 km · Must-see
• Deers Ears Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~123 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~125 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~126 km · Must-see

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