Local favourite dam · Meade, South Dakota
Collins Dam
Collins Dam is a dam in Meade, South Dakota.
Collins 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 Collins 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 Collins Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.69166, -102.06044. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Collins Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~12 km · Must-see
- Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~74 km · Must-see
- K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~19 km
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~28 km
- Bessie Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~37 km
- Hay Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~47 km
- Lemmon Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~47 km
- Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~48 km
- William Baxter Dam · lake · Perkins · ~51 km
- Sandoz Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~56 km
- Arrowhead Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~64 km
- Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~66 km
- Joshua Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~67 km
- Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~68 km
- Horse Tooth · viewpoint · Pennington · ~69 km
- Horse Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~71 km
- Vig Buttes · viewpoint · Meade · ~72 km
- B Helleckson Dam · lake · Meade · ~7 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Collins Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~12 km · Must-see
- Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Perkins · ~145 km · Must-see
- K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~19 km
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~28 km
- Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~48 km
- William Baxter Dam · lake · Perkins · ~51 km
- Sandoz Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~56 km
- Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~66 km
- Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~79 km
- Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~86 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Collins Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Collins Dam?
Nearby: Lake Buffalo (lake, 12 km), Grindstone Butte (viewpoint, 74 km), K C Dam (lake, 19 km), D Nuzum Dam (lake, 28 km), Bessie Butte (viewpoint, 37 km), Hay Butte (viewpoint, 47 km).