Local favourite dam · Meade, South Dakota
Ralph Hamptom Dam
Ralph Hamptom Dam is a dam in Meade, South Dakota.
Ralph Hamptom 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 Ralph Hamptom 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 Ralph Hamptom Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 45.03332, -102.60377. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Ralph Hamptom Dam
- Deers Ears Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~57 km · Must-see
- Ben Ash Historical Monument · fort · Meade · ~12 km
- Horse Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~13 km
- Vig Buttes · viewpoint · Meade · ~22 km
- Lemmon Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~26 km
- Hay Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~26 km
- Badlands · viewpoint · Perkins · ~29 km
- Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~30 km
- Sunrise Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~42 km
- Rabbit Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~46 km
- Saddle Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~46 km
- Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~47 km
- Johnny Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~48 km
- Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~49 km
- Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~51 km
- Wheelbarrow Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~54 km
- William Baxter Dam · lake · Perkins · ~54 km
- Arrowhead Butte · viewpoint · Perkins · ~56 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ralph Hamptom Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~83 km · Must-see
- Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Perkins · ~102 km · Must-see
- William Baxter Dam · lake · Perkins · ~54 km
- K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~70 km
- Sandoz Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~77 km
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~80 km
- John Anderson 2 Dam · lake · Meade · ~82 km
- R Wolff Dam · lake · Perkins · ~83 km
- Anderson 5 Dam · lake · Meade · ~85 km
- White Hill Dam · lake · Perkins · ~85 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Ralph Hamptom Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Ralph Hamptom Dam?
Nearby: Deers Ears Butte (viewpoint, 57 km), Ben Ash Historical Monument (fort, 12 km), Horse Butte (viewpoint, 13 km), Vig Buttes (viewpoint, 22 km), Lemmon Butte (viewpoint, 26 km), Hay Butte (viewpoint, 26 km).