Anderson Number 2 Dam

Anderson Number 2 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 Anderson Number 2 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 Anderson Number 2 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.57333, -100.29874. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Anderson Number 2 Dam

• Dog Ear Lake State Production Area · lake · Tripp · ~69 km · Must-see
• Koskan Dam · lake · Mellette · ~8 km
• Chief Sitting Bulls Grave Monument · fort · Mellette · ~23 km
• Carter Dam · lake · Tripp · ~27 km
• Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Todd · ~43 km
• Sinte Gleska University · attraction · Todd · ~51 km
• Pioneer Museum · museum · Lyman · ~52 km
• Krogman Number 4 Dam · lake · Jones · ~54 km
• Bradleyon Butte · viewpoint · Tripp · ~56 km
• Dorian Buttes · viewpoint · Tripp · ~57 km
• Dog Ear Buttes · viewpoint · Tripp · ~58 km
• Fate Dam · lake · Lyman · ~59 km
• Pioneer Auto · museum · Jones · ~60 km
• Jones County Gold Star Honor Roll · fort · Jones · ~60 km
• Beaulieu Dam · lake · Tripp · ~61 km
• Hamill Dam Reservoir · lake · Tripp · ~63 km
• White Clay Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~63 km
• Stony Butte · viewpoint · Lyman · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Anderson Number 2 Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Anderson Number 2 Dam

• Dog Ear Lake State Production Area · lake · Tripp · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Sharpe · lake · Buffalo · ~108 km · Must-see
• America Lake · lake · Brule · ~109 km · Must-see
• Red Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Brule · ~113 km · Must-see
• Academy Dam · lake · Charles Mix · ~121 km · Must-see
• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lake Francis Case · lake · Brule · ~130 km · Must-see
• Deadmans Lake · lake · Bennett · ~137 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Lake · lake · Bennett · ~143 km · Must-see
• Phantom Lake · lake · Bennett · ~144 km · Must-see

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