Shawnee Dam

Shawnee 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 Shawnee 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 Shawnee Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.02467, -75.10214. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shawnee Dam

• Sunfish Pond · lake · Warren · ~4 km · Must-see
• Worthington State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Mohican · viewpoint · Warren · ~6 km · Must-see
• Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · viewpoint · Warren · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Tammany · viewpoint · Warren · ~8 km · Must-see
• Catfish Station Fire Tower · viewpoint · Warren · ~14 km · Must-see
• Delaware State Forest · sanctuary · Warren · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kittatinny Mountain · viewpoint · Northampton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hope Episcopal Church · church · Warren · ~21 km · Must-see
• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pike · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thunder Swamp Trail System · trek · Pike · ~24 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Pocono State Park · sanctuary · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Warren · ~26 km · Must-see
• Jenny Jump State Forest · viewpoint · Warren · ~26 km · Must-see
• Paradise Mountain · viewpoint · Sussex · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shawnee Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shawnee Dam

• Sunfish Pond · lake · Warren · ~4 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Warren · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Swartswood Lake · lake · Sussex · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Owassa · lake · Sussex · ~35 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~35 km · Must-see
• Culvers Lake Dam · lake · Sussex · ~38 km · Must-see
• Merrill Creek Reservoir · lake · Warren · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Lackawanna · lake · Sussex · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Musconetcong · lake · Sussex · ~46 km · Must-see

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