Ballard Dam

Ballard 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 Ballard 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 Ballard Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.16319, -105.38929. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballard Dam

• Fort Fetterman State Historic Site · fort · Converse · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum · museum · Converse · ~56 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Converse · ~56 km · Must-see
• Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center · park · Converse · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ayres Natural Bridge State Park · park · Converse · ~64 km · Must-see
• Glenrock Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Converse · ~71 km · Must-see
• Government Dam · lake · Converse · ~5 km
• Dry Creek Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~6 km
• Nine-H-6 Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~7 km
• Lightning Dike · lake · Converse · ~11 km
• Antone Dike · lake · Converse · ~12 km
• 2-A Dam · lake · Converse · ~12 km
• Doe Dam · lake · Converse · ~16 km
• Enlargement Tailings Basin Evaporation Reservoir Dam · lake · Converse · ~16 km
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~19 km
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~23 km
• Witt Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~26 km
• M-S Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ballard Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ballard Dam

• Glendo Dam · lake · Platte · ~105 km · Must-see
• Government Dam · lake · Converse · ~5 km
• Dry Creek Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~6 km
• Lightning Dike · lake · Converse · ~11 km
• Antone Dike · lake · Converse · ~12 km
• 2-A Dam · lake · Converse · ~12 km
• Doe Dam · lake · Converse · ~16 km
• Enlargement Tailings Basin Evaporation Reservoir Dam · lake · Converse · ~16 km
• Witt Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~26 km
• Hornbuckle Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~27 km

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