Normane State Dam

Normane State 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 Normane State 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 Normane State Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.35498, -100.54208. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Normane State Dam

• Fort Pierre Chouteau · fort · Stanley · ~16 km · Must-see
• Verendrye Site · park · Stanley · ~16 km · Must-see
• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~19 km · Must-see
• Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · sanctuary · Stanley · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pierre Marina Recreational Area · park · Hughes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cultural Heritage Center · museum · Hughes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Farm Island Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hughes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Bennett · fort · Stanley · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~8 km
• Brown Hill · viewpoint · Stanley · ~13 km
• Fort Chouteau Museum · museum · Stanley · ~16 km
• Fort Pierre Chouteau National Historic Landmark · fort · Stanley · ~16 km
• RCPE PRC Subdivision · fort · Hughes · ~17 km
• New Fort Pierre · fort · Stanley · ~18 km
• South Dakota National Guard Museum · museum · Hughes · ~19 km
• Fighting Stallions · fort · Hughes · ~20 km
• Civil War Monument · fort · Hughes · ~20 km
• La Framboise Island · river spot · Hughes · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Normane State Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Normane State Dam

• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Sharpe · lake · Buffalo · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~148 km · Must-see
• Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~8 km
• Lake Okobojo · lake · Sully · ~43 km
• Ferdig Number 1 Dam · lake · Jones · ~59 km
• Sully Lake · lake · Sully · ~61 km
• Troy Lake · lake · Sully · ~74 km
• Fate Dam · lake · Lyman · ~79 km
• Ottumwa Dam · lake · Haakon · ~81 km

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