Turner Draw

Turner 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 Turner 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 Turner Draw: tips

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

How to reach Turner Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.36526, -102.57517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turner Draw

• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~68 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~75 km · Must-see
• Missile Site 850-A (historic) · fort · Pennington · ~32 km
• Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~38 km
• D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~41 km
• Armed Forces Museum & Gift Shop · museum · Pennington · ~43 km
• Highway 1416 · fort · Pennington · ~43 km
• Wasta Rest Stop Tipi · attraction · Pennington · ~44 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Pennington · ~47 km
• Elm Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~51 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~54 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~55 km
• Englishman Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~56 km
• Horse Tooth · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km
• Elk Dale School · fort · Meade · ~57 km
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~61 km
• Wounded Knee Museum · museum · Pennington · ~62 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turner Draw

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• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~121 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~125 km · Must-see

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