Bauer Dam

Bauer 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 Bauer 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 Bauer Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.93664, -103.32048. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bauer Dam

• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~40 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~41 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~57 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD · museum · Fall River · ~70 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~13 km
• Pete Smith Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~14 km
• Wolf Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~14 km
• Wayside Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~14 km
• Strawstack Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bauer Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bauer Dam

• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~58 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~127 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~129 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~134 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~145 km · Must-see
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~13 km
• Limestone Butte Dam · lake · Fall River · ~35 km
• Red Woman Dam · lake · Dawes · ~36 km
• McDowell Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawes · ~37 km

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