Shamrock

Shamrock is a town in the Texas Panhandle.

Get in
Shamrock is on Interstate 40 about 20 miles east of McLean and 85 miles east of Amarillo. Route 83 also connects it with Wellington and Childress to the south, and Wheeler and Canadian to the north.

Get around
As in other towns in the area, you'll want to have a car.

Buy
Shamrock has a number of craft and antique stores.

Go next

 * Black Kettle National Grassland, north on highway 83 about 55 miles  (Take highway 60 from Canadian and look for the turnoff about 10 miles out). Part of Cibola National Forest. While most of this park is in Oklahoma, this separate 576-acre park includes Lake Marvin, providing a beautiful relaxation spot for any Panhandle traveller who misses seeing lots of trees.