Shell Lake Dam

Shell Lake 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 Shell Lake 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 Shell Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.85504, -87.38762. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shell Lake Dam

• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~20 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~22 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~24 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shades State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~50 km · Must-see
• Portland Arch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Fountain · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~55 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum-Montgomery · museum · Montgomery · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kennekuk Cove County Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~61 km · Must-see
• Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~67 km · Must-see
• Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Warren · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shell Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shell Lake Dam

• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~117 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~119 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~121 km · Must-see
• Bench Around the Lake · lake · Marion · ~128 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~128 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~130 km · Must-see
• Central Indiana Canal · lake · Marion · ~131 km · Must-see

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