Henry Dam

Henry 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 Henry 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 Henry Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.01664, -103.58381. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Henry Dam

• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~21 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~43 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~45 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hunter Hill · viewpoint · Fall River · ~6 km
• Agate Reservoir Dam · cave · Fall River · ~11 km
• Twin Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~14 km
• Wolf Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~15 km
• Stony Hill · viewpoint · Sioux · ~18 km
• Cody-Yellow Hair Battlefield Monument · fort · Fall River · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Henry Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Henry Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~48 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~93 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~118 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~123 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~134 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~147 km · Must-see
• Mader Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~24 km
• Henry Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~27 km
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~36 km

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