Shaw Brake

Shaw Brake: 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 Shaw Brake

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 Shaw Brake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.33954, -92.60739. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaw Brake

• Boones Mound · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~7 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources · museum · Union · ~12 km · Must-see
• El Dorado Confederate Monument · fort · Union · ~19 km · Must-see
• South Arkansas Arboretum · park · Union · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moro Bay State Park · park · Bradley · ~31 km · Must-see
• Camden Confederate Monument · fort · Ouachita · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~68 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Dam · lake · Union · ~6 km
• Lake Calion Dam · lake · Union · ~10 km
• Cross Current Brake · lake · Calhoun · ~10 km
• Artificial Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~11 km
• Ebenezer Methodist Church · church · Union · ~12 km
• Church of Christ · church · Union · ~16 km
• Cross Roads Baptist Church · church · Ouachita · ~17 km
• Lock and Dam Number 8 · lake · Union · ~17 km
• Newton House · museum · Union · ~18 km
• Holy Redeemer Catholic Church · church · Union · ~19 km
• Faith Tabernacle Church · church · Union · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaw Brake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shaw Brake

• Lake Georgia-Pacific Dam · lake · Ashley · ~68 km · Must-see
• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake D'Arbonne · lake · Union Parish · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lake Claiborne Dam · lake · Claiborne Parish · ~90 km · Must-see
• Black Bayou Lake · lake · Ouachita Parish · ~121 km · Must-see
• Seven Devils Lake · lake · Drew · ~123 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~146 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Dam · lake · Union · ~6 km
• Lake Calion Dam · lake · Union · ~10 km
• Cross Current Brake · lake · Calhoun · ~10 km

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