Clark Dam

Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.21998, -104.32047. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clark Dam

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~3 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~38 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~51 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~52 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~53 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~55 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~58 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~62 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~63 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Paxton Dam · lake · Crook · ~4 km
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Weston · ~9 km
• Duling Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clark Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Clark Dam

• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~92 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~93 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~106 km · Must-see
• Gillette Fishing Lake · lake · Campbell · ~116 km · Must-see
• Paxton Dam · lake · Crook · ~4 km
• Edwards Number 3 Dam · lake · Crook · ~11 km
• Spring Branch Development Company Dam · lake · Crook · ~14 km

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