Shay Dam

Shay 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 Shay 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 Shay Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.23642, -89.99459. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shay Dam

• Negro Lakes · lake · Vilas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake And Pines State Natural Area · lake · Iron · ~17 km · Must-see
• Powell Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Vilas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Turtle-Flambeau Flowage · lake · Iron · ~28 km · Must-see
• Border Lakes State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vilas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Falls · waterfall · Iron · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ike Walton Lake · lake · Vilas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gile Dam · lake · Iron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Iron County Historical Museum · museum · Iron · ~35 km · Must-see
• Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park · lake · Iron · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Presque Isle Lake · lake · Vilas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Flambeau Lake · lake · Vilas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sparkling Lake · lake · Vilas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fence Lake · lake · Vilas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crawling Stone Lake · lake · Vilas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Round Lake Logging Dam · lake · Price · ~44 km · Must-see
• Northern Highland American Legion State Forest · sanctuary · Vilas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Conifer Swamp State Natural Area · lake · Vilas · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shay Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shay Dam

• Negro Lakes · lake · Vilas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake And Pines State Natural Area · lake · Iron · ~17 km · Must-see
• Turtle-Flambeau Flowage · lake · Iron · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ike Walton Lake · lake · Vilas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gile Dam · lake · Iron · ~34 km · Must-see
• Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park · lake · Iron · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Presque Isle Lake · lake · Vilas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Flambeau Lake · lake · Vilas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sparkling Lake · lake · Vilas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fence Lake · lake · Vilas · ~43 km · Must-see

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