Long Pond

Long 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 Long 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 Long Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.72751, -82.27192. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Pond

• Withlacoochee State Forest · sanctuary · Citrus · ~2 km · Must-see
• Flying Eagle Preserve · sanctuary · Citrus · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Cooper State Park · fort · Citrus · ~12 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Heritage Museum · museum · Citrus · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chinsegut Wildlife and Environmental Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dade Battlefield Historic State Park · sanctuary · Sumter · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fickett Hammock Preserve · sanctuary · Hernando · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park · park · Citrus · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hernando · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hálpata Tastanaki Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Weeki Wachee Spring · church · Hernando · ~47 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Leesburg Heritage Society and Historical Museum · museum · Lake · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Long Pond

• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cypress Lake Preserve · lake · Hernando · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Okahumpka Park · lake · Sumter · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Deaton · lake · Sumter · ~38 km · Must-see
• Moody Lake · lake · Pasco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Griffin State Park · lake · Lake · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Weir · lake · Marion · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Harris · lake · Lake · ~56 km · Must-see
• Crews Lake Wilderness Park · lake · Pasco · ~58 km · Must-see

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