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Sheilds Lake is a nice lake to visit. Throughout the days of summer at Sheilds Lake highs are mostly in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 40's, and winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Sheilds Lake. Ponderosa Mobile Home Park is a good local campground, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always take a look at close by Boat Lake. This lake is so wonderful.
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| | If you're visiting Sheilds Lake from Richmond, you won't be the only one, and dry warm beds await you at Comfort Inn Conference Center Midtown. Sheilds Lake is a perfect site to visit for more than one day, Passages Adventure Camp is a perfect site to camp nearby, and in close proximity to Sheilds Lake you stumble on a golf course called Belmont Golf Course. James River has a perfect whitewater paddling spot close by, and if you need a place to stay Doubletree | |
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Hotel Richmond Downtown is a wonderful choice.
Sheilds Lake is a wet place that gets a good deal of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is August while April is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This is no
place for people who don’t like to enjoy themselves. Lakes are perfect; Swan Lake is a lake that's in the neighborhood of Sheilds Lake; Upper Sheilds Lake Dam is not far at all from Sheilds Lake. This lake is so wonderful. The vistas
at Prince William Forest Park will blow your mind, and don't forget to take a great little trip to Powhite Creek.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.54
Longitude: -77.475
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James River, -blank- CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Class I-II - 5 miles long (Pony Pasture Park to Reedy Creek) |
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James River, City of Richmond CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Class III-IV - 2.5 miles long (Reedy Creek to Mayo Island) |
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Newfound River, Hanover CountyCounty, 16 miles away
Class II(III) - 4 miles long (Rocketts Mill to US 1) |
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Swan Lake, Richmond (city) CountyCounty, 0 miles away |
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Boat Lake, Richmond (city) CountyCounty, 0 miles away |
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Central location to Downtown Richmond, including the Science Museum and area colleges. FREE Deluxe continental breakfast, including make your own delicious Belgian waffles. Meeting rooms to accommodat...
2 miles away
