Bergeson Dam

Bergeson 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 Bergeson 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 Bergeson Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.31372, -100.94056. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bergeson Dam

• Fort Pierre Chouteau · fort · Stanley · ~56 km · Must-see
• Verendrye Site · park · Stanley · ~56 km · Must-see
• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~56 km · Must-see
• Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · sanctuary · Stanley · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Bennett · fort · Stanley · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pierre Marina Recreational Area · park · Hughes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cultural Heritage Center · museum · Hughes · ~60 km · Must-see
• Farm Island Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hughes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~38 km
• Standing Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~40 km
• Midland Pioneer Museum · museum · Haakon · ~40 km
• Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~41 km
• Ottumwa Dam · lake · Haakon · ~41 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~46 km
• Ferdig Number 1 Dam · lake · Jones · ~47 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~47 km
• Brown Hill · viewpoint · Stanley · ~51 km
• Fort Chouteau Museum · museum · Stanley · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bergeson Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bergeson Dam

• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~113 km · Must-see
• Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~41 km
• Ottumwa Dam · lake · Haakon · ~41 km
• Ferdig Number 1 Dam · lake · Jones · ~47 km
• Lake Okobojo · lake · Sully · ~70 km
• Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~75 km
• Krogman Number 4 Dam · lake · Jones · ~80 km
• Kadoka Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~91 km
• Sully Lake · lake · Sully · ~93 km

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