Shell Dam

Shell Dam: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Shell Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.18084, -96.18119. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shell Dam

• Sand Springs Cultural & Historical Museum · church · Tulsa · ~10 km · Must-see
• KRMG-FM (Sand Springs) · attraction · Osage · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tulsa Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Osage · ~14 km · Must-see
• Walnut Creek Peninsula Recreation Area · sanctuary · Osage · ~14 km · Must-see
• Keystone Lake · lake · Osage · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gilcrease Museum · museum · Osage · ~18 km · Must-see
• Newblock Park · park · Tulsa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Tulsa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church · church · Tulsa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Holy Family Cathedral · church · Tulsa · ~22 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Tulsa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Boston Avenue United Methodist Church · church · Tulsa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Skiatook Lake · lake · Osage · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Gathering Place · park · Tulsa · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Outsider's House · museum · Tulsa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Woodward Park · park · Tulsa · ~24 km · Must-see
• All Souls Unitarian Church · church · Tulsa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Tulsa · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shell Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shell Dam

• Keystone Lake · lake · Osage · ~16 km · Must-see
• Skiatook Lake · lake · Osage · ~23 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Tulsa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Yahola · lake · Tulsa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Heyburn Dam · lake · Creek · ~35 km · Must-see
• Birch Reservoir · lake · Osage · ~48 km · Must-see
• Waxhoma Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Bixhoma Scenic Viewpoint · lake · Wagoner · ~58 km · Must-see
• Oologah Dam · lake · Rogers · ~65 km · Must-see
• Haskell Lake · lake · Muskogee · ~70 km · Must-see

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