Local favourite dam · Stanley, South Dakota
Otto Schmidt Dam
Otto Schmidt Dam is a dam in Stanley, South Dakota.
Otto Schmidt 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 Otto Schmidt 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 Otto Schmidt Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 44.45498, -101.07042. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Otto Schmidt Dam
- Fort Bennett · fort · Stanley · ~52 km · Must-see
- Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~66 km · Must-see
- Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · sanctuary · Stanley · ~68 km · Must-see
- Fort Pierre Chouteau · fort · Stanley · ~68 km · Must-see
- Verendrye Site · park · Stanley · ~70 km · Must-see
- Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~73 km · Must-see
- Cultural Heritage Center · museum · Hughes · ~74 km · Must-see
- Pierre Marina Recreational Area · park · Hughes · ~74 km · Must-see
- Black Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~29 km
- Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~30 km
- Standing Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~33 km
- Ottumwa Dam · lake · Haakon · ~40 km
- Joshua Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~47 km
- Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~52 km
- Midland Pioneer Museum · museum · Haakon · ~54 km
- Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~59 km
- Brown Hill · viewpoint · Stanley · ~61 km
- Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~66 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Otto Schmidt Dam
- Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~66 km · Must-see
- Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~94 km · Must-see
- Ottumwa Dam · lake · Haakon · ~40 km
- Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~52 km
- Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~66 km
- Ferdig Number 1 Dam · lake · Jones · ~69 km
- Lake Okobojo · lake · Sully · ~71 km
- Goose Creek Dam · lake · Dewey · ~91 km
- Troy Lake · lake · Sully · ~93 km
- Sully Lake · lake · Sully · ~95 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Otto Schmidt Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Otto Schmidt Dam?
Nearby: Fort Bennett (fort, 52 km), Oahe Dam (lake, 66 km), Oahe Downstream Recreation Area (sanctuary, 68 km), Fort Pierre Chouteau (fort, 68 km), Verendrye Site (park, 70 km), Eagle Butte (viewpoint, 73 km).