Fishko Dam

Fishko 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Fishko 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 Fishko Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.13664, -103.54548. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fishko Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~31 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~38 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~38 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~60 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hunter Hill · viewpoint · Fall River · ~18 km
• Flagpole Mountain · viewpoint · Fall River · ~24 km
• Horseshoe Bend · viewpoint · Fall River · ~24 km
• Cascade Falls Picnic Ground · waterfall · Fall River · ~25 km
• Wolf Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~26 km
• Agate Reservoir Dam · cave · Fall River · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fishko Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fishko Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~100 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~105 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~106 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~117 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~130 km · Must-see
• Mader Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~34 km
• Henry Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~37 km
• Limestone Butte Dam · lake · Fall River · ~39 km

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