Steven Olson Dam

Steven Olson 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 Steven Olson 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 Steven Olson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.83046, -97.97957. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Steven Olson Dam

• City Park · park · Barnes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Park · park · Barnes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~19 km · Must-see
• Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Ransom State Park · fort · Ransom · ~40 km · Must-see
• Voorhees Chapel · church · Stutsman · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~70 km · Must-see
• Established 1883 · fort · Barnes · ~13 km
• Barnes County Historical Society Museum · museum · Barnes · ~13 km
• Valley Apostolic · church · Barnes · ~14 km
• Green Consolidated School · fort · Barnes · ~14 km
• Barnes County Municipal Airport · lake · Barnes · ~16 km
• Moon Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Barnes · ~18 km
• Waldhiem Church · church · Barnes · ~23 km
• Bears Den Hillock · viewpoint · Ransom · ~41 km
• 1916 Buffalo High School · fort · Cass · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Steven Olson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Steven Olson Dam

• Baldhill Dam · lake · Barnes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Reservoir Walking Park · lake · Stutsman · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · Griggs · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lake Jessie · lake · Griggs · ~104 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lake · lake · Stutsman · ~117 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Lake · lake · Griggs · ~119 km · Must-see
• Prairie Pothole · lake · Stutsman · ~128 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Dam · lake · Stutsman · ~139 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake Wilderness · lake · Stutsman · ~142 km · Must-see
• Barnes County Municipal Airport · lake · Barnes · ~16 km

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