Pierce Dam

Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.29832, -102.26322. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pierce Dam

• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~53 km · Must-see
• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site · sanctuary · Pennington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~11 km
• Horse Tooth · viewpoint · Pennington · ~25 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~26 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Pennington · ~30 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~31 km
• D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~32 km
• Highway 1416 · fort · Pennington · ~33 km
• Hubbard Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~36 km
• Wasta Rest Stop Tipi · attraction · Pennington · ~37 km
• Armed Forces Museum & Gift Shop · museum · Pennington · ~37 km
• Bliss Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~37 km
• Missile Site 850-A (historic) · fort · Pennington · ~42 km
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~42 km
• Wounded Knee Museum · museum · Pennington · ~43 km
• Delta-09 · park · Pennington · ~52 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pierce Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pierce Dam

• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~129 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~130 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~134 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~144 km · Must-see
• Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~11 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~26 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~31 km
• D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~32 km

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