Berner Dam

Berner 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 Berner 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 Berner Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.85193, -102.78101. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Berner Dam

• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~38 km · Must-see
• Badlands National Park · sanctuary · Pennington · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~46 km · Must-see
• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Gap National Grassland · sanctuary · Oglala Lakota · ~49 km · Must-see
• Reptile Gardens · sanctuary · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help · church · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hotel Alex Johnson · fort · Pennington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~62 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center · museum · Pennington · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Berner Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Berner Dam

• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~69 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~78 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~81 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~133 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~58 km
• Hay Canyon Dam · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~67 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~67 km

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