Ruff Detention Dam

Ruff Detention Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Ruff Detention Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Ruff Detention Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.77625, -109.03477. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruff Detention Dam

• Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial · fort · Park · ~17 km · Must-see
• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~17 km · Must-see
• Horner Site · fort · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dead Indian Overlook · viewpoint · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill – The Scout · attraction · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Center of the West · museum · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cody Municipal Dam · church · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Dam · lake · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Reservoir · lake · Park · ~48 km · Must-see
• Greenough Lake · lake · Park · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jim Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~55 km · Must-see
• Red Lodge Baptist Church · church · Carbon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~61 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Butte · viewpoint · Park · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wild Bill Lake · lake · Carbon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~65 km · Must-see
• Silver Run Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~69 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruff Detention Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ruff Detention Dam

• Buffalo Bill Dam · lake · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Reservoir · lake · Park · ~48 km · Must-see
• Greenough Lake · lake · Park · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wild Bill Lake · lake · Carbon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lower Arch Lake · lake · Carbon · ~87 km · Must-see
• Cooney Reservoir State Park · lake · Carbon · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mystic Lake Dam · lake · Stillwater · ~95 km · Must-see
• Cooney Dam · lake · Carbon · ~95 km · Must-see
• Beauty Lake · lake · Park · ~103 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Park · ~109 km · Must-see

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