Shep Meadow

Shep Meadow: 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 Shep Meadow

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 Shep Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.99159, -72.98334. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shep Meadow

• Mount Snow · viewpoint · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Glastenbury Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Windham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Stratton Mountain · viewpoint · Windham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Park · sanctuary · Bennington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lye Brook Wilderness · sanctuary · Bennington · ~17 km · Must-see
• George D. Aiken Wilderness · sanctuary · Bennington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Shaftsbury · lake · Bennington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Manchester Village Historic District · sanctuary · Bennington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grass Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• The American Museum of Fly Fishing · museum · Bennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Molly Stark State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hogback Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hoosick Falls Historic District · waterfall · Berkshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Paper Mill Village Bridge · attraction · Bennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church of Bennington · church · Bennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Equinox Mountain · viewpoint · Bennington · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shep Meadow

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shep Meadow

• Lake Shaftsbury · lake · Bennington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Harriman Dam · lake · Windham · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ball Mountain Dam · lake · Windham · ~29 km · Must-see
• Townshend Dam · lake · Windham · ~30 km · Must-see
• Griffith Lake · lake · Rutland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Babcock Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cossayuna Lake · lake · Bennington · ~54 km · Must-see
• Spofford Lake · lake · Cheshire · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dyken Pond · lake · Berkshire · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kendall Pond · lake · Berkshire · ~60 km · Must-see

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