Sherman Dam

Sherman 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 Sherman 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 Sherman Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.72993, -72.93019. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sherman Dam

• Rowe State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~2 km · Must-see
• Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Harriman Dam · lake · Windham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Crum Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bakke Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hail to the Sunrise · fort · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Clarksburg State Park · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Park · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Institute · viewpoint · Franklin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pocumtuck Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Berkshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Borden Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Molly Stark State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~21 km · Must-see
• George D. Aiken Wilderness · sanctuary · Bennington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum · museum · Berkshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hogback Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pine Cobble · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sherman Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sherman Dam

• Harriman Dam · lake · Windham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ashmere Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Shaftsbury · lake · Bennington · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kendall Pond · lake · Berkshire · ~48 km · Must-see
• Babcock Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~49 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~50 km · Must-see
• Townshend Dam · lake · Windham · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dyken Pond · lake · Berkshire · ~51 km · Must-see
• Onota Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Rensselaer · ~51 km · Must-see

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