Notable lake · Dutchess, New York
Shooks Pond
Shooks Pond is a lake in Dutchess, New York.
Shooks Pond: 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 Shooks Pond
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 Shooks Pond — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.97892, -73.83006. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Shooks Pond
- Sacred Heart Chapel · church · Dutchess · ~10 km · Must-see
- Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art · museum · Dutchess · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Rutsen · viewpoint · Dutchess · ~10 km · Must-see
- Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~11 km · Must-see
- Stissing Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
- Thompson Pond · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
- Thompson Pond · lake · Dutchess · ~16 km · Must-see
- Roundout Light · church · Ulster · ~16 km · Must-see
- Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
- Saugerties Lighthouse · fort · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see
- Ponckhockie Union Congregational Church · church · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see
- Hasbrouck Park · park · Ulster · ~17 km · Must-see
- Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
- Saint Anthony Catholic Church · church · Dutchess · ~18 km · Must-see
- Hudson River Maritime Museum · museum · Ulster · ~18 km · Must-see
- Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Kingston) · trek · Ulster · ~18 km · Must-see
- Halihan Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~20 km · Must-see
- Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills State Park · park · Dutchess · ~20 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shooks Pond
- Thompson Pond · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
- Thompson Pond · lake · Dutchess · ~16 km · Must-see
- Esopus Meadows Preserve · lake · Ulster · ~20 km · Must-see
- Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
- Sturgeon Pool · lake · Ulster · ~29 km · Must-see
- Echo Lake · lake · Ulster · ~32 km · Must-see
- Lower Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~33 km · Must-see
- Cooper Lake · lake · Ulster · ~38 km · Must-see
- Wononskopomuc Lake · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~40 km · Must-see
- Upper Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~43 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Shooks Pond full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Shooks Pond yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Shooks Pond?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Shooks Pond?
Nearby: Sacred Heart Chapel (church, 10 km), Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art (museum, 10 km), Mount Rutsen (viewpoint, 10 km), Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area (sanctuary, 11 km), Stissing Mountain (viewpoint, 15 km), Thompson Pond (lake, 16 km).
Is Shooks Pond worth visiting?
Shooks Pond is listed as a notable lake in New York on Spotwander.