Local favourite dam · Meade, South Dakota
Freeman Dam
Freeman Dam is a dam in Meade, South Dakota.
Freeman 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 Freeman 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 Freeman Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.56665, -102.54878. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Freeman Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~56 km · Must-see
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~33 km
- Elm Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~39 km
- Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~41 km
- Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~42 km
- Saddle Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~45 km
- Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~46 km
- Vig Buttes · viewpoint · Meade · ~50 km
- Englishman Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~51 km
- Horse Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~56 km
- Hay Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~56 km
- Lemmon Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~57 km
- Missile Site 850-A (historic) · fort · Pennington · ~60 km
- John Anderson 2 Dam · lake · Meade · ~61 km
- Anderson 5 Dam · lake · Meade · ~64 km
- Ben Ash Historical Monument · fort · Meade · ~66 km
- K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~67 km
- Highway 1416 · fort · Pennington · ~69 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Freeman Dam
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~56 km · Must-see
- Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~119 km · Must-see
- Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~122 km · Must-see
- Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~130 km · Must-see
- Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~132 km · Must-see
- Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~142 km · Must-see
- D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~33 km
- Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~46 km
- John Anderson 2 Dam · lake · Meade · ~61 km
- Anderson 5 Dam · lake · Meade · ~64 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Freeman Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Freeman Dam?
Nearby: Lake Buffalo (lake, 56 km), D Nuzum Dam (lake, 33 km), Elm Butte (viewpoint, 39 km), Flat Top Butte (viewpoint, 41 km), Rattlesnake Butte (viewpoint, 42 km), Saddle Butte (viewpoint, 45 km).