Fulton Dam

Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Fulton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.69029, -97.85746. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fulton Dam

• Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village · fort · Davison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bitter Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Miner · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~53 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Hutchinson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Winfred · lake · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Porter Sculpture Park · park · McCook · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · lake · McCook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Simpson Lake · lake · Douglas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hanson Dam · lake · Hanson · ~10 km
• Fort James · fort · Davison · ~12 km
• Telstar Mustang-Shelby-Cobra · museum · Davison · ~17 km
• Davison County Memorial · fort · Davison · ~17 km
• Home of the Second Corn Palace · fort · Davison · ~17 km
• Carnegie Resource Center · museum · Davison · ~17 km
• Dakota Discovery Museum · museum · Davison · ~17 km
• Saint Peter's Grotto · attraction · McCook · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fulton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fulton Dam

• Bitter Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Miner · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~53 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Hutchinson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Winfred · lake · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Lake · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · lake · McCook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Simpson Lake · lake · Douglas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~72 km · Must-see
• Gilman Lake · lake · Lake · ~77 km · Must-see
• Henry Dam · lake · Bon Homme · ~78 km · Must-see

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