Half Open Pond

Half Open 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 Half Open 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 Half Open Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.30282, -84.93851. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Half Open Pond

• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~39 km · Must-see
• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~57 km · Must-see
• Three Rivers State Park · park · Jackson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ochlockonee River State Park · park · Wakulla · ~69 km · Must-see
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Wakulla · ~70 km · Must-see
• Saint James Island · river spot · Franklin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Leon Sinks Geological Area · park · Leon · ~71 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Camp Gordon Johnston Museum · museum · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tate's Hell High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail East Loop · trek · Franklin · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Half Open Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Half Open Pond

• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~57 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Wimico · lake · Gulf · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Leon · ~89 km · Must-see

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