School Section Dam

School Section 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit School Section 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 School Section Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.25776, -102.97490. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near School Section Dam

• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hotel Alex Johnson · fort · Pennington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help · church · Pennington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · ~43 km · Must-see
• Reptile Gardens · sanctuary · Pennington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center · museum · Pennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Elk Dale School · fort · Meade · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of School Section Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near School Section Dam

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~110 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~135 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~42 km
• John Anderson 2 Dam · lake · Meade · ~51 km
• Anderson 5 Dam · lake · Meade · ~51 km

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