Local favourite lake · Hettinger, North Dakota
Brown Dam
Brown Dam is a lake in Hettinger, North Dakota.
Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 46.22170, -102.11058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Brown Dam
- Lemmon Petrified Wood Park · park · Perkins · ~40 km · Must-see
- Cedar River National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~62 km · Must-see
- KNDC-AM (Hettinger) · attraction · Adams · ~63 km · Must-see
- Shadehill Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perkins · ~65 km · Must-see
- Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Perkins · ~70 km · Must-see
- Grand River National Grassland · sanctuary · Perkins · ~74 km · Must-see
- Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Adams · ~14 km
- Jacks Lookout · viewpoint · Grant · ~17 km
- Long Butte · viewpoint · Adams · ~17 km
- 21st Street Northeast · fort · Adams · ~26 km
- Beer Bum Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~27 km
- Barths Butte · viewpoint · Adams · ~29 km
- North Lemmon Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Adams · ~30 km
- Forsch Rocks · viewpoint · Hettinger · ~31 km
- Medicine Rock · viewpoint · Grant · ~32 km
- Blind Johnny Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~37 km
- Antelope Butte · viewpoint · Grant · ~38 km
- Kokomo Art Gallary · museum · Perkins · ~39 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brown Dam
- Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Perkins · ~70 km · Must-see
- Dickinson Dam · lake · Stark · ~113 km · Must-see
- North Lemmon Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Adams · ~30 km
- Tepee Creek Dam · lake · Hettinger · ~52 km
- Heart Butte Dam · lake · Grant · ~59 km
- Mirror Lake Dam · lake · Adams · ~60 km
- Morristown East Lake · lake · Sioux · ~61 km
- Flat Creek Dam · lake · Perkins · ~62 km
- Lemmon Lake State Game Production Area · lake · Perkins · ~62 km
- John Johnson Dam · lake · Perkins · ~64 km
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Frequently asked
Is Brown Dam full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Brown Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Brown Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Brown Dam?
Nearby: Lemmon Petrified Wood Park (park, 40 km), Cedar River National Grassland (sanctuary, 62 km), KNDC-AM (Hettinger) (attraction, 63 km), Shadehill Recreation Area (sanctuary, 65 km), Shadehill Reservoir State Recreation Area (lake, 70 km), Grand River National Grassland (sanctuary, 74 km).