Milton Trask Dam

Milton Trask 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 Milton Trask 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 Milton Trask Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.00973, -102.18949. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Milton Trask Dam

• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site · sanctuary · Pennington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Badlands National Park · sanctuary · Pennington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~5 km
• Wounded Knee Museum · museum · Pennington · ~6 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~9 km
• Delta-09 · park · Pennington · ~11 km
• Hubbard Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~12 km
• Bliss Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~15 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Pennington · ~16 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~17 km
• Robert Prairie Dog Town · viewpoint · Pennington · ~19 km
• Badlands Wilderness Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~19 km
• Hay Butte Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~20 km
• Pinnacles Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~20 km
• Ancient Hunters Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~20 km
• Sage Creek Basin Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~21 km
• Yellow Mounds Overlook · viewpoint · Pennington · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Milton Trask Dam

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• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~126 km · Must-see
• Deadmans Lake · lake · Bennett · ~130 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~130 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~135 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~9 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~17 km
• Cottonwood Field Station Dam · lake · Jackson · ~34 km

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