Double Dam

Double 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 Double 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 Double Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.39831, -103.87881. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Double Dam

• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~40 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~53 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~70 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~71 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~72 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~74 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Double Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Double Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~79 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~80 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~91 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~100 km · Must-see
• Dale Number 1 Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~28 km
• Geiger Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~30 km
• Cottonwood Springs Dam · lake · Fall River · ~32 km
• Mule Creek Number 1 Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~32 km

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