Shaw Lake

Shaw Lake: 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 Lake

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 Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.49938, -93.20994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaw Lake

• Table Rock Lake · lake · Carroll · ~14 km · Must-see
• Baird Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ozark Medieval Fortress · fort · Boone · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hollywood Wax Museum · museum · Taney · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Taneycomo · lake · Taney · ~28 km · Must-see
• Silver Dollar City · park · Stone · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chula Vista · viewpoint · Taney · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Mountain · viewpoint · Taney · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hercules Glades Wilderness · sanctuary · Taney · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gravelly Hollow · viewpoint · Christian · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Lake · lake · Taney · ~45 km · Must-see
• Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Stone · ~45 km · Must-see
• Roller Hollow · viewpoint · Taney · ~47 km · Must-see
• John Hollow · viewpoint · Stone · ~49 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Barry · ~51 km · Must-see
• Water Hollow · viewpoint · Barry · ~52 km · Must-see
• Onyx Cave · cave · Carroll · ~54 km · Must-see
• Christ of the Ozarks · attraction · Carroll · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaw Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shaw Lake

• Table Rock Lake · lake · Carroll · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Taneycomo · lake · Taney · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Lake · lake · Taney · ~45 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Stone · ~68 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam · lake · Carroll · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Dam · lake · Baxter · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield Park · lake · Greene · ~86 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Benton · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Atalanta · lake · Benton · ~102 km · Must-see
• Valley Water Mill Dam · lake · Greene · ~107 km · Must-see

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