Putnam Dam

Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Putnam Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.51081, -103.92770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Putnam Dam

• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~44 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~46 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~55 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~55 km · Must-see
• Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Putnam Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Putnam Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~80 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~88 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~149 km · Must-see
• Dale Number 1 Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~22 km
• M W Dam · lake · Weston · ~25 km
• Campbell Number 1 Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~27 km

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