John Schmidt Dam 1

John Schmidt Dam 1: 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 John Schmidt Dam 1

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 John Schmidt Dam 1 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.17840, -102.94968. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Schmidt Dam 1

• Lynch Knife River Flint Quarry · fort · Dunn · ~39 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri National Grassland · sanctuary · Billings · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dickinson Dam · lake · Stark · ~45 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt National Park · sanctuary · Billings · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri State Park · park · Dunn · ~57 km · Must-see
• Painted Canyon Loop Trail · viewpoint · Billings · ~61 km · Must-see
• Medora Lutheran Church · church · Billings · ~66 km · Must-see
• de Mores Park · park · Billings · ~66 km · Must-see
• Chimney Park · fort · Billings · ~66 km · Must-see
• Initial Rock · fort · Billings · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rough Rider State Park · park · Billings · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hungry Man Butte · viewpoint · Billings · ~13 km
• Hutmacher Farm · fort · Dunn · ~14 km
• Dutch Henry Butte · viewpoint · Stark · ~28 km
• Camels Butte · viewpoint · Dunn · ~28 km
• World War II Veterans' Memorial · fort · Dunn · ~32 km
• Palunak Dam · lake · Billings · ~33 km
• Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dunn · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of John Schmidt Dam 1

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near John Schmidt Dam 1

• Dickinson Dam · lake · Stark · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea · lake · Mountrail · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea State Park · lake · Mercer · ~149 km · Must-see
• Palunak Dam · lake · Billings · ~33 km
• Le Paul Slough · lake · Dunn · ~36 km
• Camels Hump Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Golden Valley · ~88 km
• White Lake · lake · Slope · ~101 km
• Hollar Dam · lake · Wibaux · ~104 km
• Arnegard Dam · lake · McKenzie · ~104 km
• Jung Dam · lake · Hettinger · ~105 km

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