Hayes Dam

Hayes 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 Hayes 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 Hayes Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.36157, -101.00978. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hayes Dam

• Fort Bennett · fort · Stanley · ~57 km · Must-see
• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Pierre Chouteau · fort · Stanley · ~62 km · Must-see
• Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · sanctuary · Stanley · ~62 km · Must-see
• Verendrye Site · park · Stanley · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pierre Marina Recreational Area · park · Hughes · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cultural Heritage Center · museum · Hughes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ottumwa Dam · lake · Haakon · ~37 km
• Standing Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~37 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~40 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~40 km
• Midland Pioneer Museum · museum · Haakon · ~43 km
• Flat Top Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~45 km
• Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~46 km
• Ferdig Number 1 Dam · lake · Jones · ~55 km
• Brown Hill · viewpoint · Stanley · ~56 km
• Joshua Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~61 km
• Fort Chouteau Museum · museum · Stanley · ~61 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hayes Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hayes Dam

• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~104 km · Must-see
• Ottumwa Dam · lake · Haakon · ~37 km
• Sonnenschein Number 2 Dam · lake · Stanley · ~46 km
• Ferdig Number 1 Dam · lake · Jones · ~55 km
• Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~69 km
• Lake Okobojo · lake · Sully · ~71 km
• Krogman Number 4 Dam · lake · Jones · ~88 km
• Kadoka Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~92 km
• Sully Lake · lake · Sully · ~95 km

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