Ethan Dam

Ethan 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 Ethan 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 Ethan Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.54527, -97.94284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ethan Dam

• Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village · fort · Davison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~51 km · Must-see
• Simpson Lake · lake · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Hutchinson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bitter Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Miner · ~56 km · Must-see
• Henry Dam · lake · Bon Homme · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Charles Mix · ~71 km · Must-see
• Schmitz Lake · lake · Aurora · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hanson Dam · lake · Hanson · ~18 km
• 418th Avenue · fort · Hutchinson · ~19 km
• Fort James · fort · Davison · ~22 km
• Telstar Mustang-Shelby-Cobra · museum · Davison · ~23 km
• Dakota Discovery Museum · museum · Davison · ~23 km
• Carnegie Resource Center · museum · Davison · ~25 km
• Davison County Memorial · fort · Davison · ~25 km
• Home of the Second Corn Palace · fort · Davison · ~25 km
• Boehnen Memorial Museum · museum · Davison · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ethan Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ethan Dam

• Fish Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~51 km · Must-see
• Simpson Lake · lake · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Hutchinson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bitter Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Miner · ~56 km · Must-see
• Henry Dam · lake · Bon Homme · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Aurora · ~65 km · Must-see
• Schmitz Lake · lake · Aurora · ~74 km · Must-see
• Scott Lake · lake · Aurora · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · lake · McCook · ~77 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Aurora · ~85 km · Must-see

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