Cope Dam

Cope 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 Cope 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 Cope Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.06997, -103.20547. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cope Dam

• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~57 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~62 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~66 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Gap National Grassland · sanctuary · Oglala Lakota · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · ~75 km · Must-see
• Wayside Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~10 km
• Limestone Butte Dam · lake · Fall River · ~13 km
• Lone Butte · viewpoint · Fall River · ~14 km
• Windy Butte · viewpoint · Fall River · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cope Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cope Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~110 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~114 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~118 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~128 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~144 km · Must-see
• Limestone Butte Dam · lake · Fall River · ~13 km
• Jones Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~33 km
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~34 km

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