HIrch Dam

HIrch 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 HIrch 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 HIrch Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.36621, -96.52438. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near HIrch Dam

• Emmanuel Lutheran Church · church · Dakota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sergeant Floyd Monument · fort · Woodbury · ~20 km · Must-see
• South Ravine Park · park · Woodbury · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sioux City Art Center · church · Woodbury · ~21 km · Must-see
• Woodbury County Courthouse · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lewis Park · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Orthodox Church · church · Woodbury · ~23 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~24 km · Must-see
• John Peirce Mansion · fort · Woodbury · ~25 km · Must-see
• Stone State Park · park · Woodbury · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wayne Historical Marker · park · Wayne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~58 km · Must-see
• Prentis Park · park · Clay · ~70 km · Must-see
• Downtown Vermillion Historic District · fort · Clay · ~71 km · Must-see
• National Music Museum · museum · Clay · ~71 km · Must-see
• W. H. Over Museum · museum · Clay · ~72 km · Must-see
• Dakota Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of HIrch Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near HIrch Dam

• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton · lake · Yankton · ~119 km · Must-see
• Gavins Point Dam · lake · Yankton · ~120 km · Must-see
• Marindahl Lake · lake · Yankton · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Knox · ~127 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Yankton · ~130 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~132 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Turner · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Lake · lake · Bon Homme · ~138 km · Must-see
• Lake Alvin · lake · Lincoln · ~149 km · Must-see

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