Walters Dam

Walters Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Walters Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Walters Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.41712, -106.53067. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walters Dam

• Union Congregational Church · church · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum · museum · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Buffalo City Park · park · Johnson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walters Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walters Dam

• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~70 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~102 km · Must-see
• Gillette Fishing Lake · lake · Campbell · ~106 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Number 2 Dam · lake · Johnson · ~6 km
• Four H Dam · lake · Johnson · ~7 km
• Steven Number 2 Dam · lake · Johnson · ~8 km
• Healy Dam · lake · Johnson · ~8 km
• Hepp Dam · lake · Johnson · ~10 km
• Bob Dam · lake · Johnson · ~11 km

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