Peterson Dam

Peterson 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 Peterson 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 Peterson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.91053, -103.11948. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peterson Dam

• Reptile Gardens · sanctuary · Pennington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Crystal Caverns · cave · Pennington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help · church · Pennington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hotel Alex Johnson · fort · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stavekirke Chapel · church · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Park · park · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Journey Museum · museum · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Storybook Island · park · Pennington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~29 km · Must-see
• South Dakota Air and Space Museum · museum · Pennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Borglum Visitor Center · museum · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Rushmore · sanctuary · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~38 km · Must-see
• Custer State Park · sanctuary · Custer · ~41 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Peterson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Peterson Dam

• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~150 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~27 km
• Stockade Lake Dam · lake · Custer · ~45 km
• Major Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~45 km

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