Shapps Lake

Shapps 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 Shapps 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 Shapps Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.67898, -95.38896. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shapps Lake

• Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~21 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Reservoir · lake · Wood · ~39 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~42 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~44 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Cypress Springs · lake · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~63 km · Must-see
• Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum · museum · Camp · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Tyler Marina Resort · attraction · Smith · ~69 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shapps Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shapps Lake

• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~19 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Reservoir · lake · Wood · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Cypress Springs · lake · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~63 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~70 km · Must-see

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