Shadow Lake Dam

Shadow Lake 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 Shadow Lake 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 Shadow Lake Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.25752, -79.35719. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shadow Lake Dam

• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~16 km · Must-see
• Goodwin State Forest · sanctuary · Moore · ~17 km · Must-see
• Endor Iron Furnance (Civil War Era) · fort · Lee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Raven Rock State Park · sanctuary · Harnett · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fayetteville Arsenal · fort · Dillon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Arsenal Park · park · Cumberland · ~60 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex · church · Dillon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hay Street United Methodist Church · church · Cumberland · ~61 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Cumberland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Episcopal Church · church · Cumberland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Market House · attraction · Cumberland · ~61 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Cumberland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church · church · Cumberland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Cumberland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Wake · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pittsboro Presbyterian Church · church · Chatham · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shadow Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shadow Lake Dam

• McArthur Lake · lake · Marlboro · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Wake · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Chesterfield · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Wake · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Tillery · lake · Stanly · ~83 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake · lake · Wake · ~84 km · Must-see
• Badin Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~86 km · Must-see

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