Pence Dam

Pence 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 Pence 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 Pence Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.63506, -106.46664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pence Dam

• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum · museum · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Union Congregational Church · church · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Buffalo City Park · park · Johnson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rate and Huson Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~2 km
• Snider Number 1 Town Draw Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~7 km
• Pinhead Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~7 km
• Clearmont Jail · fort · Sheridan · ~9 km
• Little Red Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~10 km
• Little Red Number 2 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~11 km
• Green Cabin Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~11 km
• Big Donaldson Dam · lake · Johnson · ~12 km
• Fowler Dam · lake · Johnson · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pence Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pence Dam

• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~86 km · Must-see
• Gillette Fishing Lake · lake · Campbell · ~110 km · Must-see
• Rate and Huson Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~2 km
• Snider Number 1 Town Draw Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~7 km
• Pinhead Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~7 km
• Little Red Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~10 km
• Little Red Number 2 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~11 km
• Green Cabin Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~11 km

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