Shephard Lake, Walton County, Georgia

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     Paddling on Alcovy River is so much fun; Upper Williams Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop by. The scenery at Shephard Dam in the vicinity of Shephard Lake is delightful, and if you came to camp Simmeron Park is a great spot to do that. This lake is so wonderful. The high level of rainfall makes Shephard Lake a quite wet spot; of all the months in a year March is the one with the most rain, and the driest month is September.
If you're here at Shephard
 
   Lake and you like golf, you can stop by Woodlake Golf Club, and after a long day outdoors Americas Best Value Inn is a great spot to spend a night or two. Cornish Mountain is picturesque and can be spotted from Shephard Lake. There's so much to do here at Shephard Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Salem Campground is a delightful spot for that. This lake is so wonderful. Little Cornish Creek flows through this neighborhood, and dry warm beds await you  
               at Days Inn Covington.
So much enjoyable stuff to do here at Shephard Lake, too great to be true. If you get bored of Shephard Lake, you could also pop by nearby Cornish Creek Reservoir, and get covered with water paddling on Hard Labor Creek. At Shephard Lake through the summertime months highs are in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 50's; night lows in the 30's for Shephard Lake.

 
Americas Best Value Inn, Covington
4 miles away
Conveniently located near the Industrial part of Covington, the Americas Best Value Inn is a charming two story facility that offers 53 spacious guest rooms. Our attractive and well appointed facility...

Days Inn Covington, Covington
5 miles away
The Days Inn Covington is located just east of downtown Atlanta on I-20. We are just minutes from the Historic Downtown Covington where the popular shows Heat of the Night and the Dukes of Hazzards w...

Current weather conditions at Shephard Lake, Walton County, Georgia
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Local climate location: WINDER 27 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.69333
Longitude: -83.81167

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These outdoors activities are available near Shephard Lake.
 Hotels Near Shephard Lake:
Americas Best Value Inn, Covington, 4 miles away
Days Inn Covington, Covington, 5 miles away
Super 8 Covington GA, Covington, 5 miles away
Baymont Inn & Suites Covington, Covington, 5 miles away
Cornerstone Lodge Of Covington, Covington, 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Shephard Lake:
Salem Campground, Newton County, 12 miles away
Simmeron Park, Monroe, 13 miles away
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Social Circle, 14 miles away
Campwest Minster, Conyers, 16 miles away
 Whitewater Near Shephard Lake:
Alcovy River, Barrow/ Walton/ Newton CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class II-III - 21 miles long (GA Route 81 to US 278)
Hard Labor Creek, Morgan CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class III - 4 miles long (Historic Brown Hill Church to Browning Shoals)
Yellow River, -blank- CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II(III) - 37 miles long (Highway 124 to Lake Jackson)
 National Parks Near Shephard Lake:
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Atlanta - GA, 39 miles away
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, Atlanta - GA, 40 miles away
Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon - GA, 53 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Shephard Lake:
Woodlake Golf Club, Monroe, 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Shephard Lake:
Upper Williams Lake, Newton CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Cornish Creek Reservoir, Newton CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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Yellow River
12 miles away
Putting in at Killian Hill Rd , the best white water is just down river from HWY 78 to the Yellow River Park.  Beyond the park is unknown territory....Yellow river at Poterdale can get pretty tough after a good rain. Bring your A game!...water from 124 to porterdale is about 3 feet average in the summertime. lots of fun. easy river. clean too. lots of fallen trees in the water, great wildlife, snakes, turtles and fish. the dam in porterdale is easily passed adn the rapids following are verry shallow. email at coadydraven@yahoo.com with questions....

Alcovy River
14 miles away
this river is very shallow in most spots just like the yellow river.  lots of fun all the way to lake jackson. even a good tubing river....

Hurst Lake
18 miles away
Built in the late 40's, it was the property of Martin F Hurst and his wife Mary (Fink) Hurst. The owner moved in the early sixties....

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
39 miles away
Please repair the annual pass box at the trail head....

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