Little Shell Dam

Little Shell 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 Little Shell 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 Little Shell Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.86909, -99.74770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Little Shell Dam

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~16 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~34 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~46 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~56 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cool Lakes · lake · Rolette · ~13 km
• Bu Lake · lake · Rolette · ~16 km
• Charbonneau Dam · lake · Rolette · ~18 km
• San Haven Sanitorium · fort · Rolette · ~27 km
• Little Gurr Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Rolette · ~28 km

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Little Shell Dam

• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Provincial Recreation Park · lake · Rural Municipality of Argyle · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Ibsen · lake · Benson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~138 km · Must-see

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