Dodd Dam

Dodd 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 Dodd 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 Dodd Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.62416, -103.37865. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dodd Dam

• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~36 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~38 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~40 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~49 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cochran State Wayside Area · park · Dawes · ~5 km
• McDowell Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawes · ~7 km
• Red Woman Dam · lake · Dawes · ~7 km
• Little Crow Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~8 km
• Crow Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~8 km
• Ponderosa State Special Use Area · park · Dawes · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dodd Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dodd Dam

• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~38 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~100 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~119 km · Must-see
• McDowell Dam Number 1 · lake · Dawes · ~7 km
• Red Woman Dam · lake · Dawes · ~7 km
• Pilster Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~31 km
• Box Butte Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Dawes · ~36 km
• Jordan Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~59 km
• Mader Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Fall River · ~67 km
• Jones Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~67 km

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