Patch Dam

Patch 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 Patch 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 Patch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.17497, -106.79559. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patch Dam

• Buffalo City Park · park · Johnson · ~25 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Union Congregational Church · church · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum · museum · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Powder River Pass information sign · viewpoint · Johnson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~41 km · Must-see
• High Park Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Washakie · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~47 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Patch Dam

• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gillette Fishing Lake · lake · Campbell · ~131 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~133 km · Must-see
• Muddy Guard Reservoir Number 1 Dam · lake · Johnson · ~2 km
• Muddy Guard Reservoir Number 2 Dam · lake · Johnson · ~4 km
• Basch Dam · lake · Johnson · ~5 km
• Tass Dam · lake · Johnson · ~6 km
• Muffie Dam · lake · Johnson · ~6 km
• Kelly Dam · lake · Johnson · ~8 km

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