Fred Reservoir

Fred Reservoir: 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 Fred Reservoir

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 Fred Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.35708, -104.56954. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fred Reservoir

• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~21 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~26 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Thunder Basin National Grassland · sanctuary · Weston · ~70 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~72 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~72 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~73 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fred Dam · lake · Crook · ~0 km
• Macumba Dam · lake · Crook · ~4 km
• Houston Dam · lake · Crook · ~6 km
• Trout Dam · lake · Crook · ~9 km
• Steven Dam · lake · Crook · ~9 km
• Coal Mine Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~10 km
• Montgomery Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fred Reservoir

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fred Reservoir

• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gillette Fishing Lake · lake · Campbell · ~92 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~110 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~123 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~124 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lakota Dam · lake · Custer · ~137 km · Must-see
• Fred Dam · lake · Crook · ~0 km
• Macumba Dam · lake · Crook · ~4 km
• Houston Dam · lake · Crook · ~6 km

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