Schmacker Dam

Schmacker 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 Schmacker 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 Schmacker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.82997, -103.15380. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schmacker Dam

• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~46 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~50 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~52 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~69 km · Must-see
• Trunk Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~5 km
• Baldwin Dam · cave · Fall River · ~9 km
• Dawes County Historical Museum · museum · Fall River · ~14 km
• Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~15 km
• Wilson Park · park · Dawes · ~15 km
• Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center · museum · Fall River · ~15 km
• Eleanor Barbour Cook Museum of Geology · museum · Fall River · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Schmacker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schmacker Dam

• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~52 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~144 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~147 km · Must-see
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~17 km
• Red Woman Dam · lake · Dawes · ~31 km
• Jones Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~31 km
• McDowell Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawes · ~32 km
• Limestone Butte Dam · lake · Fall River · ~46 km
• Box Butte Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Dawes · ~52 km

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