Salt Pond

Salt 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 Salt 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 Salt Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.72144, -88.30032. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Salt Pond

• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~28 km · Must-see
• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~62 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~71 km · Must-see
• Beall Woods State Park · sanctuary · Wabash · ~73 km · Must-see
• Oil Derrick · fort · Richland · ~22 km
• Heritage House Museum · museum · Richland · ~23 km
• Burrows Cave · cave · Henderson · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Salt Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Salt Pond

• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Gibson Lake (Indiana) · lake · Gibson · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~87 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~91 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~97 km · Must-see

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