Bighorn Dam

Bighorn Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Bighorn Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bighorn Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.53568, -107.20248. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bighorn Dam

• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~16 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bighorn Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bighorn Dam

• Lake Helen · lake · Big Horn · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~93 km · Must-see
• Willits Reservoir Dam · lake · Johnson · ~1 km
• Last Chance Reservoir Dam · lake · Johnson · ~1 km
• Martin Dam · lake · Johnson · ~2 km
• Hansen Number 3 Dam · lake · Johnson · ~2 km
• Big Goose Park Dam Number 2 East Dike · lake · Sheridan · ~4 km
• Cross Creek Reservoir Dam · lake · Johnson · ~4 km
• Colorado Colony Ditch Company Number 2 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~4 km

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