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: 30.36150, -82.07647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaw Lake

• Cary State Forest · sanctuary · Duval · ~25 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~38 km · Must-see
• WBOB · attraction · Duval · ~39 km · Must-see
• Machaba Balu Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~39 km · Must-see
• WELX-AM (Callahan) · church · Nassau · ~40 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lewis Mausoleum · fort · Duval · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~46 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~47 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Duval · ~48 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cummer Museum of Art · museum · Duval · ~48 km · Must-see
• Henry J. Klutho Park · park · Duval · ~50 km · Must-see
• James Weldon Johnson Park · park · Duval · ~50 km · Must-see
• Museum of Science & History · museum · Duval · ~50 km · Must-see
• Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville · museum · Duval · ~50 km · Must-see
• Karpeles Manuscript Library · museum · Duval · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaw Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shaw Lake

• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~46 km · Must-see
• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~56 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~73 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~96 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~106 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~107 km · Must-see

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