Allen Dam

Allen 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Allen 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 Allen Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.64397, -106.96894. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Allen Dam

• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~36 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dayton Community Hall · fort · Sheridan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum · museum · Johnson · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Allen Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Allen Dam

• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~71 km · Must-see
• Menardi and White Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~5 km
• Moncreiffe Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~5 km
• Duncan Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~9 km
• Jerry Johns Reservoir Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Fordyce Tepee Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~16 km
• Garrett Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km
• Bracket Number 3 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~20 km

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