Sand Pond

Sand 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 Sand 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 Sand Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.19724, -82.77618. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Pond

• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~22 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Gum Swamp Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~45 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~51 km · Must-see
• Osceola Natural Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~52 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ogden Lake · lake · Columbia · ~2 km
• Bethea Lake · lake · Suwannee · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sand Pond

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~85 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~90 km · Must-see
• Gannet Lake · lake · Ware · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~92 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~95 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~96 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~108 km · Must-see

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