Scotts Slough
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Scotts Slough is an 80-acre lake near Hartford, South Dakota, at about 1,631 feet. It is managed by the state fish and wildlife agency.
Skunk CreekCanoeingPhoto: BrianHagan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9 mi- Kanaranzi Buttress (East Face)Rock climbing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Englehardt SloughLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Round LakeLake fishing · ~34 min drive
- Reynolds SloughLake fishing · ~40 min drive
- Herman SloughLake fishing · ~43 min drive
- Lake HermanLake fishing · ~44 min drive
- Crane SloughLake fishing · ~55 min drive
- Otter LakeLake fishing · ~59 min drive
- Big Sioux RiverRiver fishing · ~25 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Scotts Slough
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
25° / 7°
Feb
30° / 11°
Mar
43° / 23°
Apr
57° / 35°
May
70° / 49°
Jun
80° / 59°
Jul
85° / 64°
Aug
82° / 61°
Sep
75° / 52°
Oct
61° / 38°
Nov
44° / 24°
Dec
30° / 13°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sioux Falls Wfo Ap, SD, 13.5 mi away at 1,430 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
