Shields Dam

Shields 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 Shields 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 Shields Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.07500, -100.53876. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shields Dam

• George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~20 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~54 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~57 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bennett Park · park · Red Willow · ~18 km
• Felling Park · park · Red Willow · ~19 km
• Museum of the High Plains · museum · Red Willow · ~20 km
• Jaycees Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~20 km
• Elks Ball Park · park · Red Willow · ~20 km
• Senator George Norris State Historical Site · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~20 km
• Elks City Park · park · Red Willow · ~20 km
• Weiland Field · park · Red Willow · ~21 km
• Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~23 km
• Indianola City Park · park · Red Willow · ~25 km
• The LandMark Inn · fort · Decatur · ~36 km
• McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker · fort · Red Willow · ~36 km
• McCook Army Airfield · fort · Red Willow · ~37 km
• Culbertson City Park · park · Hitchcock · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shields Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shields Dam

• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~54 km · Must-see
• Norton Dam · lake · Norton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~133 km · Must-see
• Harlan County Lake · lake · Harlan · ~136 km · Must-see
• Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~45 km
• Druse Dam · lake · Frontier · ~60 km
• Swanson Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Hitchcock · ~64 km
• Atwood Lake Dam · lake · Rawlins · ~64 km
• Sayer Dam Number 2 · lake · Frontier · ~65 km

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