Big Pond

Big Pond: 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 Big Pond

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 Big Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.70976, -82.22566. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pond

• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~8 km · Must-see
• Flying Eagle Preserve · sanctuary · Citrus · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dade Battlefield Historic State Park · sanctuary · Sumter · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~17 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~34 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~44 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Leesburg Heritage Society and Historical Museum · museum · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park · park · Citrus · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hálpata Tastanaki Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Pond

• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~34 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Harris · lake · Lake · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Weir · lake · Marion · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~61 km · Must-see

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