Danielson Dam

Danielson 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 Danielson 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 Danielson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.90499, -100.98708. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Danielson Dam

• Double Ditch Indian Village · fort · Burleigh · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chief Lookings Village · park · Burleigh · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bismarck North Dakota Temple · church · Burleigh · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dakota Zoo · sanctuary · Burleigh · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Holy Spirit · church · Burleigh · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park · fort · Morton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bismarck Baptist Church · church · Burleigh · ~25 km · Must-see
• General Sibley Park & Campground · park · Burleigh · ~29 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel at Annunciation Priory · church · Burleigh · ~34 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church · church · McLean · ~40 km · Must-see
• Salem Sue · sanctuary · Morton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cross Ranch State Park · park · Oliver · ~44 km · Must-see
• Menoken Indian Village Site · fort · Burleigh · ~45 km · Must-see
• Huff Archeological Site · fort · Morton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Clark Historic Site · fort · Mercer · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Mandan Historic Site · fort · McLean · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Rice Historical Site · fort · Morton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site · park · Mercer · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Danielson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Danielson Dam

• Garrison Dam · lake · Mercer · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea State Park · lake · Mercer · ~96 km · Must-see
• Upper Harker Lake · lake · Kidder · ~122 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~147 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~148 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake State Park · lake · Logan · ~149 km · Must-see
• Crown Butte Dam Wildlife Management Area · lake · Morton · ~11 km
• Sweet Briar Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Morton · ~27 km
• Nelson Lake Dam · lake · Oliver · ~31 km
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Morton · ~34 km

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