Sandy Pond

Sandy 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 Sandy 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 Sandy Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.87109, -84.64729. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sandy Pond

• Carabelle Beach · beach · Franklin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Camp Gordon Johnston Museum · museum · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Lighthouse · fort · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Saint James Island · river spot · Franklin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tate's Hell High Bluff Coastal Hiking Trail East Loop · trek · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Doctor Julian G. Bruce Saint George Island State Park · park · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ochlockonee River State Park · park · Wakulla · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint George Island · river spot · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bald Point State Park · park · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cape Saint George Light · beach · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Gadsden Historic Site · fort · Franklin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal · church · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Orman House · fort · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Wakulla · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sandy Pond

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• Silver Lake Recreation Area · lake · Leon · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Munson · lake · Leon · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Ella · lake · Leon · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Leon · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson · lake · Leon · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Lafayette · lake · Leon · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Overstreet · lake · Leon · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Monkey Business · lake · Leon · ~114 km · Must-see

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