Canton Dam

Canton Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Canton Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Canton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.30626, -96.57613. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Canton Dam

• Lake Alvin · lake · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gitchie Manitou State Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~35 km · Must-see
• Glidden Chapel · church · Minnehaha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pettigrew Home & Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~37 km · Must-see
• Great Plains Zoo · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~37 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~37 km · Must-see
• Terrace Park · park · Minnehaha · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Sioux Recreation Area · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~39 km · Must-see
• Palisades State Park · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~53 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Turner · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grass Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~61 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · McCook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Spirit Mound Historic Prairie · park · Clay · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · lake · McCook · ~73 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Lutheran Church · church · Minnehaha · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dell Rapids Water Tower · fort · Minnehaha · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Canton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Canton Dam

• Lake Alvin · lake · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Turner · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grass Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~61 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · McCook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · lake · McCook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~77 km · Must-see
• Marindahl Lake · lake · Yankton · ~78 km · Must-see
• Splitrock Lake Dam · lake · Pipestone · ~84 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Hutchinson · ~87 km · Must-see

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