Shipman Dam

Shipman 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 Shipman 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 Shipman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.15425, -97.88665. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shipman Dam

• Creation Evidence Museum · museum · Somervell · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Valley State Park · park · Somervell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~41 km · Must-see
• Acton State Historic Site · park · Hood · ~46 km · Must-see
• The Rock Church · church · Bosque · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum · museum · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Johnson County Courthouse · fort · Johnson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Layland Museum · museum · Johnson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~73 km · Must-see
• Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~75 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain Cemetery · fort · Somervell · ~2 km
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Erath · ~5 km
• Fossil Rim Wildlife Center · park · Somervell · ~11 km
• East Flat Top Lake · lake · Bosque · ~16 km
• Booker Home · fort · Somervell · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shipman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shipman Dam

• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Somervell · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden · lake · Hood · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Pat Cleburne · lake · Johnson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Creek · lake · Johnson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Whitney Dam · lake · Hill · ~73 km · Must-see
• Proctor Lake · lake · Comanche · ~75 km · Must-see
• Alvarado Park Lake · lake · Johnson · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Palo Pinto Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~82 km · Must-see
• Benbrook Lake · lake · Tarrant · ~82 km · Must-see
• Aquilla Lake · lake · Hill · ~87 km · Must-see

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