Shavehead Lake

Shavehead 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 Shavehead 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 Shavehead Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.83430, -85.86644. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shavehead Lake

• Pioneer Log Cabin Museum · museum · Cass · ~18 km · Must-see
• Corey Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~23 km · Must-see
• Little Pleasant Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Smith's Chapel · church · Saint Joseph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gravel Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dowagiac Woods Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cass · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bankson Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~40 km · Must-see
• Smith Lake · lake · Berrien · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Templene · lake · Saint Joseph · ~42 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake · lake · Berrien · ~42 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Cass · ~42 km · Must-see
• Snite Museum · museum · Saint Joseph · ~43 km · Must-see
• Basilica of the Sacred Heart · church · Saint Joseph · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes · fort · Saint Joseph · ~43 km · Must-see
• Brush Lake · lake · Berrien · ~43 km · Must-see
• Potawatomi Zoo · sanctuary · Saint Joseph · ~43 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Berrien · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shavehead Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shavehead Lake

• Corey Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~23 km · Must-see
• Little Pleasant Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gravel Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bankson Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~40 km · Must-see
• Smith Lake · lake · Berrien · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Templene · lake · Saint Joseph · ~42 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake · lake · Berrien · ~42 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Cass · ~42 km · Must-see
• Brush Lake · lake · Berrien · ~43 km · Must-see

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