Schaffer Pond

Schaffer Pond: 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 Schaffer Pond

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 Schaffer Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.78816, -91.34207. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schaffer Pond

• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~11 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~15 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~35 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~37 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~42 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~61 km · Must-see
• College Heights · viewpoint · Marion · ~10 km
• Harrison Hill · viewpoint · Marion · ~10 km
• Cardiff Hill · viewpoint · Marion · ~10 km
• Mark Twain Memorial Lighthouse · beach · Marion · ~10 km
• Shuck Island · river spot · Marion · ~11 km
• Jim's Journey · museum · Marion · ~11 km
• Huck Finn House · museum · Marion · ~11 km
• Jim's Journey: The Huck Finn Freedom Center · museum · Marion · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Schaffer Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Schaffer Pond

• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~49 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~121 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~135 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~144 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~146 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~149 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Dam · lake · Ralls · ~17 km
• Stevens Dam · lake · Marion · ~17 km
• Lock No. 21 · lake · Adams · ~18 km

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