Bud Bloom Dam

Bud Bloom 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 Bud Bloom 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 Bud Bloom Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.93832, -102.13043. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bud Bloom Dam

• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site · sanctuary · Pennington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Badlands National Park · sanctuary · Pennington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Snake Butte · viewpoint · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Delta-09 · park · Pennington · ~3 km
• Wounded Knee Museum · museum · Pennington · ~13 km
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~14 km
• Ancient Hunters Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~14 km
• Pinnacles Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~14 km
• Conata Basin Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~15 km
• Yellow Mounds Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~15 km
• Hay Butte Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~15 km
• Badlands Wilderness Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~16 km
• Ackerman Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~16 km
• Homestead Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~17 km
• Hubbard Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~18 km
• Robert Prairie Dog Town · viewpoint · Pennington · ~19 km
• Burns Basin Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bud Bloom Dam

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• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~127 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~132 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~135 km · Must-see
• Phantom Lake · lake · Bennett · ~141 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~141 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~144 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Lake · lake · Bennett · ~146 km · Must-see
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~20 km

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