Shank Draw

Shank 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 Shank 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.

How to reach Shank Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.77331, -104.19105. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shank Draw

• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~11 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~12 km · Must-see
• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~67 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shank Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shank Draw

• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~67 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~77 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~85 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~92 km · Must-see

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