Shepherd Dam

Shepherd 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 Shepherd 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 Shepherd Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.36345, -88.16670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shepherd Dam

• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~22 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~42 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Queen City Fountain · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Civic Hall of Fame · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~73 km · Must-see
• John McShan Number 3 Dam · lake · Pickens · ~8 km
• McShan Lake Number Two · lake · Lowndes · ~8 km
• John McShan Number 2 Dam · lake · Pickens · ~9 km
• Liberty Church · church · Pickens · ~11 km
• Shelton Dam · lake · Pickens · ~12 km
• Pettys Bluff · viewpoint · Pickens · ~18 km
• Crawford Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~21 km
• Beersheba Cumberland Church · church · Lowndes · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shepherd Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shepherd Dam

• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~22 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gainesville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~42 km · Must-see
• John C. Stennis Dam · lake · Lowndes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Columbus Lake · lake · Clay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Aberdeen Lake · lake · Monroe · ~77 km · Must-see
• A.I. Selden Lock and Dam · lake · Greene · ~90 km · Must-see

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