Baldwin Dam

Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.83460, -103.24820. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baldwin Dam

• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~32 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~36 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~41 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~48 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~60 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~73 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Dam · cave · Fall River · ~2 km
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~8 km
• Trunk Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~12 km
• Alcorn Dam · cave · Fall River · ~21 km
• Benedict Buttes · viewpoint · Dawes · ~22 km
• Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Baldwin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Baldwin Dam

• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~142 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~144 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~149 km · Must-see
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~8 km
• Red Woman Dam · lake · Dawes · ~25 km
• McDowell Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawes · ~26 km
• Jones Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~39 km
• Limestone Butte Dam · lake · Fall River · ~46 km

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