Swan Buffalo Number 8 Dam

Swan Buffalo Number 8 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Swan Buffalo Number 8 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 Swan Buffalo Number 8 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.83026, -97.44278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swan Buffalo Number 8 Dam

• City Park · park · Barnes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park · park · Barnes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~56 km · Must-see
• Roger Maris Museum · museum · Cass · ~57 km · Must-see
• Biesterfeldt Site · fort · Ransom · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Ransom State Park · fort · Ransom · ~61 km · Must-see
• Plains Art Museum · museum · Cass · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rourke Art Museum · museum · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~64 km · Must-see
• Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~66 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sheyenne National Grassland · sanctuary · Richland · ~73 km · Must-see
• 1916 Buffalo High School · fort · Cass · ~16 km
• Goshen Church · church · Cass · ~17 km
• American Church · church · Cass · ~18 km
• Bethel Church · church · Cass · ~26 km
• Canaan Church · church · Cass · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Swan Buffalo Number 8 Dam

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• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~120 km · Must-see
• Sand Lake · lake · Becker · ~121 km · Must-see
• Grove Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~125 km · Must-see
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• Home Lake · lake · Norman · ~128 km · Must-see
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