Shepherd Field

Shepherd Field: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shepherd Field

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Shepherd Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.24932, -77.41554. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shepherd Field

• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~2 km · Must-see
• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~7 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~18 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~24 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~25 km · Must-see
• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~26 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Richmond National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Henrico · ~36 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Upper Weyanoke · fort · Charles City · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chimborazo Park · park · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see
• Great Shiplock Park · park · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shepherd Field

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Shepherd Field

• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~6 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~24 km · Must-see
• Richmond National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Henrico · ~36 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~40 km · Must-see
• Monroe Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Henrico · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~60 km · Must-see
• Vandell Preserve at Cumberland Marsh · sanctuary · New Kent · ~63 km · Must-see

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