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: 29.46325, -82.97117. 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 · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dixie · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve · sanctuary · Levy · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cedar Key Historical Society Museum · museum · Levy · ~46 km · Must-see
• Goethe State Forest · sanctuary · Levy · ~49 km · Must-see
• Steinhatchee Falls · waterfall · Taylor · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~67 km · Must-see
• Kanapaha Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Alachua · ~71 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Teaching Zoo · sanctuary · Alachua · ~71 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway · sanctuary · Citrus · ~72 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~73 km · Must-see
• San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~74 km · Must-see
• WGGG-AM (Gainesville) · attraction · Alachua · ~74 km · Must-see
• Chiefland Church of Christ · church · Levy · ~14 km
• Little Turkey Island · river spot · Levy · ~14 km
• City of Hawkinsville · fort · Dixie · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sand Pond

• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~78 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~81 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~90 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~101 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~105 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake State Forest · lake · Marion · ~113 km · Must-see

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