Sheppard Reservoir

Sheppard Reservoir: 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 Sheppard Reservoir

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 Sheppard Reservoir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.76211, -77.01406. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheppard Reservoir

• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Charlotte's Quest Nature Center · sanctuary · Carroll · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~24 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~28 km · Must-see
• Carroll County Farm Museum · museum · Carroll · ~28 km · Must-see
• Prettyboy Reservoir · lake · Baltimore · ~33 km · Must-see
• York County Heritage Rail Trail · trek · York · ~33 km · Must-see
• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~35 km · Must-see
• Morgan Run Natural Environment Area · sanctuary · Carroll · ~39 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~43 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~44 km · Must-see
• Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail · trek · Baltimore · ~44 km · Must-see
• Glyndon Historic District · fort · Baltimore · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~46 km · Must-see
• Liberty Reservoir · lake · Carroll · ~47 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~47 km · Must-see

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• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~48 km · Must-see
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