Sheeks Lake

Sheeks 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 Sheeks 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 Sheeks Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.77885, -86.48774. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheeks Lake

• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~10 km · Must-see
• Spring Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~10 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Lawrence · ~11 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rise at Orangeville · sanctuary · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Martin County State Forest · park · Martin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Indiana Railway Museum · museum · Orange · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jug Rock · sanctuary · Martin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hoosier National Forest · sanctuary · Orange · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Starve Hollow State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jackson-Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~52 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheeks Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sheeks Lake

• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~54 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~81 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~104 km · Must-see
• Beargrass Creek · lake · Jefferson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~125 km · Must-see

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