Local favourite dam · Meade, South Dakota
Opal Dam
Opal Dam is a dam in Meade, South Dakota.
Opal 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 Opal 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 Opal Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.91165, -102.42211. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Opal Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~58 km · Must-see
- Hay Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~7 km
- Lemmon Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~8 km
- Horse Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~26 km
- Vig Buttes · viewpoint · Meade · ~31 km
- Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~31 km
- Ben Ash Historical Monument · fort · Meade · ~34 km
- William Baxter Dam · lake · Perkins · ~42 km
- K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~48 km
- Arrowhead Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~49 km
- Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~50 km
- Saddle Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~50 km
- Bessie Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~51 km
- Sunrise Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~51 km
- Badlands · viewpoint · Perkins · ~53 km
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~57 km
- Johnny Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~60 km
- Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~61 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Opal Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~58 km · Must-see
- Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Perkins · ~115 km · Must-see
- William Baxter Dam · lake · Perkins · ~42 km
- K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~48 km
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~57 km
- Sandoz Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~62 km
- Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~80 km
- John Anderson 2 Dam · lake · Meade · ~86 km
- Anderson 5 Dam · lake · Meade · ~88 km
- R Wolff Dam · lake · Perkins · ~90 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Opal Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Opal Dam?
Nearby: Lake Buffalo (lake, 58 km), Hay Butte (viewpoint, 7 km), Lemmon Butte (viewpoint, 8 km), Horse Butte (viewpoint, 26 km), Vig Buttes (viewpoint, 31 km), Flat Top Butte (viewpoint, 31 km).