Sawmill Dam

Sawmill 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 Sawmill 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 Sawmill Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.62530, -107.29950. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sawmill Dam

• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~31 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~33 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dayton Community Hall · fort · Sheridan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sawmill Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sawmill Dam

• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~88 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes Number 2 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~2 km
• Twin Lakes Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~3 km
• Dome Lake Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~5 km
• Weston Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~8 km
• Big Goose Park Dam Number 1 · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Colorado Colony Ditch Company Number 6 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Big Goose Park Dam Number 2 East Dike · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Wyoming

Frequently asked