Pactola Dike 2

Pactola Dike 2: 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 Pactola Dike 2

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 Pactola Dike 2 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.08050, -103.49110. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pactola Dike 2

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Reptile Gardens · sanctuary · Pennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hotel Alex Johnson · fort · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help · church · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center · museum · Pennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pactola Dike 2

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pactola Dike 2

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~103 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~139 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~20 km
• Major Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~22 km
• Deerfield Dam · lake · Pennington · ~30 km

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