Big Piney Pond

Big Piney 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 Big Piney 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 Big Piney Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.54903, -87.02055. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Piney Pond

• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jug Rock · sanctuary · Martin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Martin County State Forest · park · Martin · ~38 km · Must-see
• Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area · sanctuary · Gibson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Indiana Railway Museum · museum · Orange · ~44 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rise at Orangeville · sanctuary · Orange · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gregg Park · park · Knox · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ferdinand State Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~58 km · Must-see
• Indiana Territorial Capitol · fort · Knox · ~58 km · Must-see
• Indiana Military Museum · museum · Knox · ~59 km · Must-see
• Francis Vigo · fort · Knox · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial · sanctuary · Spencer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wildebeest · temple · Spencer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Holiday World & Splashin' Safari · park · Spencer · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Howler · temple · Spencer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hoosier National Forest · sanctuary · Orange · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Piney Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Piney Pond

• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gibson Lake (Indiana) · lake · Gibson · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~96 km · Must-see
• Cannelton Locks and Dam · lake · Hancock · ~97 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~120 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~126 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~129 km · Must-see
• Hovey Lake Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~144 km · Must-see

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