Shaffer Hollow

Shaffer Hollow: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shaffer Hollow

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Shaffer Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.29699, -90.54984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaffer Hollow

• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~9 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~41 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~46 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~46 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~56 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~66 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~70 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~70 km · Must-see

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