Windy Draw Dam

Windy Draw 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 Windy Draw 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 Windy Draw Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.84522, -106.98677. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Draw Dam

• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dayton Community Hall · fort · Sheridan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~59 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~65 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Draw Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Windy Draw Dam

• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~76 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Heights Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~5 km
• Warriner Number 2 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Kahn and Roberts Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~13 km
• Garrett Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~14 km
• Roberts Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~14 km
• Paul Number 3 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km
• Jerry Johns Reservoir Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km

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