Shine Pond

Shine 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 Shine 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 Shine Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.27300, -82.50478. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shine Pond

• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~6 km · Must-see
• Goethe State Forest · sanctuary · Levy · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Springs State Park · park · Marion · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sholom Park · park · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hálpata Tastanaki Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway · sanctuary · Citrus · ~42 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Presbyterian Church · church · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church · church · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion AME Church · church · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~47 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kanapaha Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Alachua · ~49 km · Must-see
• Marion County Museum of History · museum · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~51 km · Must-see
• Citra United Methodist Church · church · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Ocala · church · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shine Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Shine Pond

• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Rousseau · lake · Levy · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~53 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake State Forest · lake · Marion · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tsala Apopka Lake · lake · Citrus · ~60 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~62 km · Must-see

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