Glen Baker Dam

Glen Baker 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Glen Baker 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 Glen Baker Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.46657, -103.71609. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Glen Baker Dam

• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~8 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~13 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hotel Alex Johnson · fort · Pennington · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help · church · Pennington · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Glen Baker Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Glen Baker Dam

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~83 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~91 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~112 km · Must-see
• Tomahawk Lake Country Club · lake · Lawrence · ~25 km
• Bear Butte Dam · lake · Meade · ~26 km
• Belle Fourche Diversion Dam · lake · Butte · ~33 km
• Dry Lake Pond · lake · Lawrence · ~36 km

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