Shell Lake

Shell 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 Shell 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 Shell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.13979, -90.49484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shell Lake

• Parkin Archeological State Park · park · Cross · ~20 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Speedway · attraction · Crittenden · ~41 km · Must-see
• C.H. Nash Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~43 km · Must-see
• T.O. Fuller State Park · park · West Tennessee · ~45 km · Must-see
• The Metal Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Assumption · fort · West Tennessee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tom Lee Park · park · West Tennessee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Model Walk · church · West Tennessee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Prudhomme · fort · West Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• The Cotton Museum at the Memphis Cotton Exchange · museum · West Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Memphis Rock 'N Soul Museum · museum · West Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Calvary Parrish House · church · West Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mason Temple · church · West Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Catholic Church · church · West Tennessee · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shell Lake

• Beaty Lake · lake · St. Francis · ~26 km · Must-see
• Beaty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chief Chisca Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~55 km · Must-see
• Arkabutla Lake · lake · DeSoto · ~72 km · Must-see
• McNulty Lake · lake · Tunica · ~80 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake · lake · Coahoma · ~99 km · Must-see
• Herb Parsons Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~99 km · Must-see
• Crow Lake · lake · Tunica · ~115 km · Must-see

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