John Sheffield Dam

John Sheffield 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 John Sheffield 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 John Sheffield Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.09775, -84.25486. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Sheffield Dam

• Jimmy Carter National Historical Park · park · Sumter · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~44 km · Must-see
• Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Crisp · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Early Monument · fort · Crisp · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pasaquan · fort · Marion · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Perry Monument · fort · Marion · ~62 km · Must-see
• Chehaw State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Chehaw · lake · Dougherty · ~70 km · Must-see
• Paul Eames Sports Complex · park · Dougherty · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Collins · lake · Sumter · ~1 km
• Statham Lake Dam · lake · Sumter · ~2 km
• Poverty Housing Replica · museum · Sumter · ~4 km
• A mile of WWI monuments · fort · Sumter · ~5 km
• First Baptist Church · church · Sumter · ~5 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Sumter · ~5 km
• Americus Historic District · fort · Sumter · ~5 km
• Hancock Lake Dam · lake · Sumter · ~5 km
• Presidential Plaza · fort · Sumter · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of John Sheffield Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near John Sheffield Dam

• Lake Blackshear · lake · Sumter · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Chehaw · lake · Dougherty · ~70 km · Must-see
• Houston Lake Dam · lake · Houston · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Oliver · lake · Russell · ~105 km · Must-see
• Coleman Pond · lake · Irwin · ~109 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Quitman · ~110 km · Must-see
• Bankston Lake Dam · lake · Bibb · ~113 km · Must-see
• Walter F George Reservoir · lake · Barbour · ~114 km · Must-see
• Tobesofkee Creek · lake · Bibb · ~114 km · Must-see
• Goat Rock Lake · lake · Lee · ~120 km · Must-see

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