Bettcher Number 1 Dam

Bettcher Number 1 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 Bettcher Number 1 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 Bettcher Number 1 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.71666, -100.46375. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bettcher Number 1 Dam

• Koskan Dam · lake · Mellette · ~21 km
• Chief Sitting Bulls Grave Monument · fort · Mellette · ~28 km
• Krogman Number 4 Dam · lake · Jones · ~32 km
• Pioneer Auto · museum · Jones · ~34 km
• Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll · fort · Jones · ~35 km
• White Clay Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~38 km
• Stony Butte · viewpoint · Lyman · ~48 km
• Pioneer Museum · museum · Lyman · ~48 km
• Carter Dam · lake · Tripp · ~53 km
• Ferdig Number 1 Dam · lake · Jones · ~53 km
• Fate Dam · lake · Lyman · ~56 km
• Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Todd · ~56 km
• Sinte Gleska University · attraction · Todd · ~60 km
• Fort Pierre National Grassland · fort · Lyman · ~60 km
• Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~65 km
• Horseshoe Butte · viewpoint · Mellette · ~69 km
• Byre Dam · lake · Lyman · ~70 km
• Cedar Valley School · fort · Lyman · ~71 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bettcher Number 1 Dam

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