Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area

Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area: 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 Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area

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 Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.61176, -95.65284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area

• Lady Slipper Lake · lake · Lyon · ~6 km · Must-see
• School Grove Lake · lake · Redwood · ~9 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Machinery Museum · museum · Yellow Medicine · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tyson Lake · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~12 km · Must-see
• Spellman Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fagen Fighters WWII Museum · museum · Yellow Medicine · ~22 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Marshall · lake · Lyon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Island Lake · lake · Lyon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake · lake · Lyon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dead Coon Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tiger Lake Wildlife Management Area, Hansen, Sperl & Stancer Tracts · lake · Renville · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lake · lake · Murray · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bloody Lake · lake · Murray · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sham Lake Wildlife Management Area

• Lady Slipper Lake · lake · Lyon · ~6 km · Must-see
• School Grove Lake · lake · Redwood · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tyson Lake · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~12 km · Must-see
• Spellman Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake · lake · Yellow Medicine · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Marshall · lake · Lyon · ~32 km · Must-see
• Island Lake · lake · Lyon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wood Lake · lake · Lyon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dead Coon Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see

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