Purdy Dam

Purdy Dam: 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 Purdy Dam

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 Purdy Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.02563, -106.65790. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Purdy Dam

• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Buffalo City Park · park · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Union Congregational Church · church · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum · museum · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Powder River Pass information sign · viewpoint · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Reno · fort · Johnson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• High Park Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Washakie · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Wall · viewpoint · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Purdy Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Purdy Dam

• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~70 km · Must-see
• Gillette Fishing Lake · lake · Campbell · ~121 km · Must-see
• Purdy Reservoir · lake · Johnson · ~1 km
• Ramsbottom Dam · lake · Johnson · ~3 km
• 76 Number 2 Dam · lake · Johnson · ~7 km
• Case Dam · lake · Johnson · ~8 km
• Smith Number 1 Dam · lake · Johnson · ~8 km
• Pole Creek Irrigation Dam · lake · Johnson · ~8 km
• Lower Poison Creek Dam · lake · Johnson · ~10 km

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