Haystack Butte Dam

Haystack Butte 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 Haystack Butte 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 Haystack Butte Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.22998, -103.20048. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Butte Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~29 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wind Cave National Park · cave · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Gap National Grassland · sanctuary · Oglala Lakota · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~59 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~59 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~69 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~72 km · Must-see
• Windy Butte · viewpoint · Fall River · ~2 km
• Limestone Butte Dam · lake · Fall River · ~10 km
• Hay Canyon Butte · viewpoint · Fall River · ~15 km
• Lone Butte · viewpoint · Fall River · ~19 km
• Cedar Bluffs · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~30 km
• Hay Canyon Dam · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Butte Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Haystack Butte Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~89 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~93 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~97 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~107 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~107 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~122 km · Must-see
• Limestone Butte Dam · lake · Fall River · ~10 km
• Hay Canyon Dam · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~31 km
• Cold Brook Dam · lake · Fall River · ~43 km

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