Lakner Dam

Lakner 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 Lakner 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 Lakner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.97277, -102.38989. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lakner Dam

• Badlands National Park · sanctuary · Pennington · ~38 km · Must-see
• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site · sanctuary · Pennington · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~68 km · Must-see
• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sage Creek Basin Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~11 km
• Robert Prairie Dog Town · viewpoint · Pennington · ~12 km
• Wasta Rest Stop Tipi · attraction · Pennington · ~14 km
• Armed Forces Museum & Gift Shop · museum · Pennington · ~15 km
• Highway 1416 · fort · Pennington · ~15 km
• Wounded Knee Museum · museum · Pennington · ~15 km
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~16 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Pennington · ~17 km
• Badlands Wilderness Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~18 km
• Hay Butte Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~19 km
• Pinnacles Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~21 km
• Badlands National Park · sanctuary · Pennington · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lakner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lakner Dam

• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~102 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~106 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~110 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~115 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~119 km · Must-see
• Deadmans Lake · lake · Bennett · ~137 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~25 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~33 km

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