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: 29.69083, -83.05540. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Pond

• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~23 km · Must-see
• Steinhatchee Falls · waterfall · Taylor · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dixie · ~52 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~61 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve · sanctuary · Levy · ~69 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~74 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~75 km · Must-see
• Goethe State Forest · sanctuary · Levy · ~75 km · Must-see
• Long Prairie · sanctuary · Dixie · ~4 km
• Old Town Hammock · river spot · Dixie · ~9 km
• Hart Springs · attraction · Gilchrist · ~13 km
• Sun Springs · attraction · Gilchrist · ~15 km
• City of Hawkinsville · fort · Dixie · ~15 km
• Board Pile Bay · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~19 km
• Cherry Sink Church · church · Gilchrist · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sand Pond

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~82 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~93 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~109 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~115 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~118 km · Must-see

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