Vakoc Dam

Vakoc 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 Vakoc 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 Vakoc Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.70226, -97.88972. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Vakoc Dam

• Emanuel Creek Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bon Homme · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake · lake · Bon Homme · ~29 km · Must-see
• Missouri National Recreational River · sanctuary · Knox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Knox · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gavins Point · sanctuary · Yankton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lakeport Church · church · Yankton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Midway Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yankton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Recreation Area · park · Yankton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gavins Point Dam · lake · Yankton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Recreation Area · park · Yankton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park · sanctuary · Antelope · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pierson Ranch Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yankton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chief White Crane Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yankton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Missouri National Recreational River · sanctuary · Yankton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Yankton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Henry Dam · lake · Bon Homme · ~65 km · Must-see
• :United Church of Christ · church · Yankton · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Vakoc Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Vakoc Dam

• Lewis and Clark Lake · lake · Bon Homme · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Knox · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gavins Point Dam · lake · Yankton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Yankton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Henry Dam · lake · Bon Homme · ~65 km · Must-see
• Marindahl Lake · lake · Yankton · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fort Randall Dam · lake · Charles Mix · ~84 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Turner · ~108 km · Must-see
• Simpson Lake · lake · Douglas · ~110 km · Must-see

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