Ballard Pond

Ballard 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 Ballard 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 Ballard Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.62872, -84.37770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ballard Pond

• SouthOaks At Cascade l Atlanta Ranch Condominium Homes · waterfall · Fulton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Reynolds Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Perkerson Park · park · Fulton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Atlanta Healing Temple · church · Fulton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Zoo Atlanta · sanctuary · Fulton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Brownwood Park · park · DeKalb · ~16 km · Must-see
• Liberty Plaza · park · Fulton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Expelled Because of Color · attraction · Fulton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Miss Freedom · attraction · Fulton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Hurt Park · park · Fulton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Atlanta from the Ashes · fort · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Woodruff Park · park · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ben Hill Park · park · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Georgia International Plaza · park · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Historic Westside Gardens · sanctuary · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Centennial Olympic Park · sanctuary · Fulton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Education Pavilion · fort · Fulton · ~19 km · Must-see

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