Strawstack Butte

Strawstack Butte: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Strawstack Butte

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Strawstack Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.91221, -103.47996. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Strawstack Butte

• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~17 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~24 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~51 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~71 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~73 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pete Smith Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~3 km
• Sugar Loaf Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~3 km
• Twin Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~4 km
• Agate Reservoir Dam · cave · Fall River · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Strawstack Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Strawstack Butte

• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~107 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~112 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~118 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Butte · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~123 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~124 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~129 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~132 km · Must-see

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