Shadow Lake Park

Shadow Lake Park: 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 Park

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 Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.05690, -108.61210. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shadow Lake Park

• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~5 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~5 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Colorado National Monument · sanctuary · Mesa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~9 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Journey · museum · Mesa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fruita Assembly of God · church · Mesa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~31 km · Must-see
• McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Mesa · ~32 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mee Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shadow Lake Park

• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~105 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~121 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~136 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~147 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~148 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~150 km · Must-see
• Juniata Dam · lake · Mesa · ~37 km
• Mack Mesa Dam · lake · Mesa · ~40 km
• Sunset Lake · lake · Mesa · ~56 km

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