Spearfish Valley Ranch Dam

Spearfish Valley Ranch 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 Spearfish Valley Ranch 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 Spearfish Valley Ranch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.57180, -103.86733. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spearfish Valley Ranch Dam

• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~13 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~20 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~24 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~31 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~46 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~59 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jackson Boulevard Historic District · fort · Lawrence · ~11 km
• Original Spearfish High School · fort · Lawrence · ~11 km
• Spearfish Historic Commercial District · fort · Lawrence · ~11 km
• Von Bayer Museum of Fish Culture · museum · Lawrence · ~13 km
• The Booth House · museum · Lawrence · ~13 km
• Cox Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~13 km
• 8th Avenue · fort · Butte · ~13 km
• Hamster Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Spearfish Valley Ranch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Spearfish Valley Ranch Dam

• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~77 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~93 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~100 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~102 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~111 km · Must-see
• Belle Fourche Diversion Dam · lake · Butte · ~17 km
• Williams Dam · lake · Crook · ~27 km
• Belle Fourche Dam · lake · Butte · ~30 km
• Oak Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~34 km

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