Brooks Pond

Brooks 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 Brooks 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 Brooks Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.50740, -86.49978. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brooks Pond

• Fort Walton Mound · fort · Alabama · ~19 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Navarre Beach Park · beach · Santa Rosa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~49 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Park · park · Santa Rosa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Escambia · ~55 km · Must-see
• Alabama Hollow · viewpoint · Baldwin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blackwater River State Forest · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~57 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Gulf Breeze Zoo · sanctuary · Santa Rosa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Heritage Trail State Park · park · Baldwin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~69 km · Must-see
• Arcadia Sawmill and Arcadia Cotton Mill · fort · Baldwin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brooks Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Brooks Pond

• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~57 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Baldwin · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lower Memorial Lake · lake · Covington · ~7 km
• Lower Memorial Lake · lake · Okaloosa · ~7 km
• Puddin Head Lake · lake · Covington · ~9 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Covington · ~33 km
• Indigo Pond · lake · Walton · ~33 km

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