Ocean Pond

Ocean 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 Ocean 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 Ocean Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.22723, -82.43716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ocean Pond

• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~6 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~17 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~22 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~36 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~64 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~65 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~65 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Grand Prairie · sanctuary · Ware · ~67 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~68 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Swamp · sanctuary · Bradford · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ocean Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ocean Pond

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~64 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~65 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~85 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~85 km · Must-see
• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~92 km · Must-see

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