Shield Dam

Shield Dam: 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 Shield Dam

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 Shield Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.71182, -99.41367. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shield Dam

• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~25 km · Must-see
• O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Point · viewpoint · McCulloch · ~64 km · Must-see
• Soil Conservation Service Site 6a Dam · lake · Coleman · ~8 km
• Coleman Country Club Dam · lake · Coleman · ~9 km
• First Christian Church of Santa Anna · fort · Coleman · ~11 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 15 Dam · lake · Coleman · ~12 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Dam · lake · Coleman · ~12 km
• Emma Daugherty Banister · fort · Coleman · ~12 km
• Coleman County · fort · Coleman · ~13 km
• Hunter Lake Dam · lake · Coleman · ~13 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Dam · lake · Coleman · ~15 km
• Trinity United Methodist Church · church · Coleman · ~15 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Dam · lake · Coleman · ~15 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Reservoir · lake · Coleman · ~15 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 38a Dam · lake · Coleman · ~15 km
• Coleman Church of the Nazarene · church · Coleman · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shield Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shield Dam

• Lake Scarborough Dam · lake · Coleman · ~25 km · Must-see
• O.H. Ivie Lake · lake · Concho · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Brownwood · lake · Brown · ~47 km · Must-see
• Brady Dam · lake · McCulloch · ~80 km · Must-see
• Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Merritt Dam · lake · Mills · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~112 km · Must-see
• Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Eastland Dam · lake · Eastland · ~120 km · Must-see

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