Sheldon Dam

Sheldon Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Sheldon Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Sheldon Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.65923, -73.26678. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheldon Dam

• Lake Bomoseen · lake · Rutland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Falls Pond · waterfall · Addison · ~16 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Addison · ~20 km · Must-see
• Vermont Marble Museum · museum · Rutland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wilson Castle · fort · Rutland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Addison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence State Historic Site · fort · Addison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Catherine · lake · Rutland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Addison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jabe Pond · lake · Rutland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter Church · church · Rutland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rutland Jewish Center · church · Rutland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fishbrook Pond · lake · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grace Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Rutland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Warren · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dwight D Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery · park · Rutland · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheldon Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sheldon Dam

• Lake Bomoseen · lake · Rutland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Catherine · lake · Rutland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jabe Pond · lake · Rutland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fishbrook Pond · lake · Washington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Warren · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Reservoir · lake · Rutland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake George Wild Forest · lake · Warren · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Dunmore · lake · Addison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Island Pond · lake · Rutland · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pharaoh Lake Wilderness · lake · Essex · ~42 km · Must-see

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