Shell Mound

Shell Mound: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shell Mound

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Shell Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.78408, -87.88773. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shell Mound

• Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge · cave · Lauderdale · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hawk Pride Mountain · viewpoint · Colbert · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pickwick Lake · lake · Lauderdale · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ivy Green · park · Colbert · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Colbert · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eastport Marina · attraction · Tishomingo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wilson Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~30 km · Must-see
• Waterfall By TVA Wilson Dam · waterfall · Colbert · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~35 km · Must-see
• J. P. Coleman State Park · sanctuary · Tishomingo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Woodall Mountain · viewpoint · Tishomingo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lauderdale Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tishomingo State Park · sanctuary · Tishomingo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pickwick Landing State Park · park · West Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Reservoir · lake · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bay Springs Lake · lake · Tishomingo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Water Falls Pickwick Lake · waterfall · West Tennessee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Dam · lake · Lauderdale · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shell Mound

Other forts & heritage near Shell Mound

• Shiloh Indian Mounds · fort · West Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Hampton · fort · Limestone · ~79 km · Must-see
• Davis Bridge Battlefield · fort · West Tennessee · ~109 km · Must-see
• Tombigbee State Park · fort · Lee · ~114 km · Must-see
• Belle Mina · fort · Limestone · ~117 km · Must-see
• Old Memphis Pike · fort · Colbert · ~9 km
• Cherokee Military Memorial · fort · Colbert · ~10 km
• Wilson's Headquarters and Camp Winter, 1865 · fort · Lauderdale · ~14 km
• New Hope Church of Chirst · fort · Lauderdale · ~16 km
• Seven Mile Island Archeological District · fort · Lauderdale · ~18 km

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