Staums Dam

Staums 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 Staums 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 Staums Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.53997, -97.92536. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Staums Dam

• Lake Byron · lake · Beadle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Piper Lake · lake · Beadle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Connors Lake · lake · Beadle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Kingsbury · ~28 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Kingsbury · ~32 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Clark · ~42 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Kingsbury · ~43 km · Must-see
• Antelope Lake · lake · Clark · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Henry Lakeside Use Area · lake · Kingsbury · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Henry · lake · Clark · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Thompson · lake · Kingsbury · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Beadle · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Preston · lake · Kingsbury · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fisher Grove State Park · park · Spink · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Whitewood · lake · Kingsbury · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Marsh · lake · Hamlin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Reid Lake · lake · Clark · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Staums Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Staums Dam

• Lake Byron · lake · Beadle · ~21 km · Must-see
• Piper Lake · lake · Beadle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Connors Lake · lake · Beadle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Kingsbury · ~28 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Kingsbury · ~32 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cherry Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Clark · ~42 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Kingsbury · ~43 km · Must-see
• Antelope Lake · lake · Clark · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Henry Lakeside Use Area · lake · Kingsbury · ~54 km · Must-see

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