Ray E Smith Dam

Ray E Smith 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 Ray E Smith 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 Ray E Smith Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.55165, -103.17381. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ray E Smith Dam

• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~36 km · Must-see
• Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Gap National Grassland · sanctuary · Oglala Lakota · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~49 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~50 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center · museum · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~54 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ray E Smith Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ray E Smith Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~81 km · Must-see
• Hay Canyon Dam · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~27 km
• Cold Brook Dam · lake · Fall River · ~35 km
• Cottonwood Springs Dam · lake · Fall River · ~43 km
• Stockade Lake Dam · lake · Custer · ~45 km

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