Townsend Pond

Townsend 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 Townsend 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 Townsend Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.03720, -83.11887. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Townsend Pond

• First Baptist Church of Live Oak · church · Suwannee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort White Wildlife and Environmental Area · fort · Gilchrist · ~44 km · Must-see
• Steinhatchee Falls · waterfall · Taylor · ~49 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~49 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park · park · Suwannee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~58 km · Must-see
• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~61 km · Must-see
• Columbia County Historical Museum · museum · Columbia · ~62 km · Must-see
• Big Shoals State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~65 km · Must-see
• River Rise Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~66 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~67 km · Must-see
• Osceola National Forest · sanctuary · Columbia · ~67 km · Must-see
• Andrews Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Levy · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Alton Church of God · church · Lafayette · ~2 km
• Bellamy Road · fort · Lafayette · ~6 km
• Convict Spring · attraction · Lafayette · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Townsend Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Townsend Pond

• Alligator Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rachel Lake · lake · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lot Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~110 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Stafford · lake · Levy · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lake Miccosukee · lake · Jefferson · ~129 km · Must-see

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