Shaw Woods

Shaw Woods: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shaw Woods

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Shaw Woods — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.18182, -81.19853. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaw Woods

• Triangle Lake Bog State Nature Preserve · lake · Portage · ~11 km · Must-see
• West Branch State Park · park · Portage · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brady Lake · lake · Portage · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mantua Swamp · sanctuary · Portage · ~15 km · Must-see
• Partially Buried Woodshed · attraction · Portage · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tom S Cooperrider-Kent Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Portage · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tinkers Creek State Park · sanctuary · Portage · ~23 km · Must-see
• M42 Duster · attraction · Portage · ~26 km · Must-see
• LaDue Reservoir · lake · Geauga · ~27 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Summit · ~28 km · Must-see
• Geauga Lake · lake · Geauga · ~30 km · Must-see
• Quail Hollow Park · park · Stark · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Tomorrow · church · Summit · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saint Bernard’s Church · church · Summit · ~36 km · Must-see
• Haines House · fort · Stark · ~37 km · Must-see
• Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens · sanctuary · Summit · ~38 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Stark · ~38 km · Must-see
• Punderson State Park · lake · Geauga · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaw Woods

Other parks near Shaw Woods

• West Branch State Park · park · Portage · ~11 km · Must-see
• Quail Hollow Park · park · Stark · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fellows Riverside Gardens · park · Mahoning · ~56 km · Must-see
• Leetonia Cherry Valley Beehive Coke Ovens · park · Columbiana · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wade Park · park · Cuyahoga · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rockefeller Park · park · Cuyahoga · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Cultural Gardens · park · Cuyahoga · ~66 km · Must-see
• Brookside Reservation · park · Cuyahoga · ~66 km · Must-see
• Gordon Park · park · Cuyahoga · ~67 km · Must-see
• Public Square · park · Cuyahoga · ~68 km · Must-see

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