Davis Dam

Davis 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 Davis 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 Davis Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.71331, -102.67712. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Davis Dam

• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~50 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wounded Knee Massacre Site · fort · Oglala Lakota · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~71 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Butte · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~74 km · Must-see
• Walgren Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Dawes · ~16 km
• Metcalf State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~17 km
• Musfelt Reservoir · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~17 km
• Musfelt Reservoir · lake · Sheridan · ~17 km
• Evening Star Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~20 km
• Bomar Hill · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~22 km
• Lovers Leap · viewpoint · Dawes · ~24 km
• Museum of the Fur Trade · museum · Fall River · ~30 km
• Mount Maria · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~32 km
• Box Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~36 km
• Finnegan Park · park · Dawes · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Davis Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Davis Dam

• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~117 km · Must-see
• Phantom Lake · lake · Bennett · ~126 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Lake · lake · Bennett · ~129 km · Must-see
• Deadmans Lake · lake · Bennett · ~132 km · Must-see
• Walgren Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Musfelt Reservoir · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~17 km
• Musfelt Reservoir · lake · Sheridan · ~17 km
• White Clay Lake · lake · Oglala Lakota · ~41 km
• Jones Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~42 km

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