Schug Dam

Schug 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 Schug 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 Schug Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.01498, -98.09537. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schug Dam

• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park · park · Barnes · ~14 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · Barnes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~59 km · Must-see
• Voorhees Chapel · church · Stutsman · ~59 km · Must-see
• Griggs County Museum · museum · Griggs · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Ransom State Park · fort · Ransom · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site · attraction · Griggs · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sibley Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Griggs · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~74 km · Must-see
• Barnes County Municipal Airport · lake · Barnes · ~13 km
• Valley Apostolic · church · Barnes · ~15 km
• Barnes County Historical Society Museum · museum · Barnes · ~15 km
• Established 1883 · fort · Barnes · ~15 km
• Moon Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Barnes · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Schug Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schug Dam

• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~3 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~77 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~92 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~99 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~111 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~126 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~128 km · Must-see
• Stump Lake · lake · Nelson · ~129 km · Must-see

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