Shaffer Draft

Shaffer Draft: 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 Draft

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 Draft — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.37868, -78.33783. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaffer Draft

• State Game Lands Number 14 · sanctuary · Cameron · ~7 km · Must-see
• Elk State Forest · sanctuary · Cameron · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marion Brooks Natural Area · sanctuary · Elk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Trail · trek · Clearfield · ~21 km · Must-see
• Johnson Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~23 km · Must-see
• Decker's Chapel · church · Elk · ~23 km · Must-see
• M. K. Goddard/Wykoff Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~24 km · Must-see
• Quehanna Wild Area · sanctuary · Cameron · ~24 km · Must-see
• Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Test Facility Reactor Site · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~24 km · Must-see
• Parker Dam State Park · lake · Clearfield · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sinnemahoning State Park · sanctuary · Cameron · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sizerville State Park · sanctuary · Potter · ~35 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 30 · sanctuary · McKean · ~36 km · Must-see
• East Branch Lake · lake · Elk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bendigo State Park · park · Elk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elk State Park · sanctuary · Elk · ~39 km · Must-see
• Simon B. Elliott State Park · sanctuary · Clearfield · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kettle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~43 km · Must-see

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