Dodd-McDowell Dam

Dodd-McDowell 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 Dodd-McDowell 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 Dodd-McDowell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.75097, -103.45788. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dodd-McDowell Dam

• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~12 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~18 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~21 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~48 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~54 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Benedict Buttes · viewpoint · Dawes · ~9 km
• Giants Coffins Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~9 km
• Saddle Rock · viewpoint · Dawes · ~9 km
• Crawford City Park · park · Dawes · ~10 km
• Fort Robinson State Park · fort · Sioux · ~10 km
• Crawford Historical Museum · museum · Dawes · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dodd-McDowell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dodd-McDowell Dam

• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~82 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~135 km · Must-see
• McDowell Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawes · ~13 km
• Red Woman Dam · lake · Dawes · ~13 km
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~19 km
• Jordan Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~45 km
• Mader Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~49 km
• Henry Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~52 km
• Box Butte Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Dawes · ~54 km

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