John Pond

John 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 John 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 John Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.72672, -85.95369. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near John Pond

• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~3 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~22 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~39 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~51 km · Must-see
• Eden Gardens State Park · park · Geneva · ~52 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~53 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~56 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Camp Helen State Park · park · Bay · ~63 km · Must-see
• Topsail Hill Preserve State Park · park · Walton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~64 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~71 km · Must-see
• Vortex Spring · cave · Geneva · ~6 km
• Spring Lake Number One · lake · Geneva · ~13 km
• Walton County Heritage Museum · museum · Geneva · ~19 km
• Walton-DeFuniak Library · fort · Walton · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of John Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near John Pond

• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~22 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake State Park · lake · Walton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~117 km · Must-see
• Gable Lake · lake · Santa Rosa · ~122 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~125 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~129 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~131 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake Number One · lake · Geneva · ~13 km
• Kings Lake · lake · Geneva · ~29 km
• Sun Lake · lake · Geneva · ~31 km

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