Lake Shawnee

Lake Shawnee: 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 Lake Shawnee

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 Lake Shawnee — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.54354, -77.81751. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Shawnee

• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~20 km · Must-see
• Powhatan State Park · sanctuary · Powhatan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~23 km · Must-see
• Deep Run Park · park · Henrico · ~28 km · Must-see
• Powhite Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~33 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~34 km · Must-see
• Richmond Virginia Temple · church · Henrico · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas State Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Byrd Park · park · Richmond · ~37 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Chapel · church · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~38 km · Must-see
• Science Museum of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Henrico · ~40 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Shawnee

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Shawnee

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~81 km · Must-see
• Holliday Lake State Park · lake · Appomattox · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~126 km · Must-see

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