Jay Pond

Jay 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 Jay 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 Jay Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.01602, -86.34921. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jay Pond

• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~9 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~16 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~19 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~22 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~25 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~25 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Lawrence · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~28 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~29 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Starve Hollow State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jay Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Jay Pond

• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~9 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hardy Lake · lake · Scott · ~78 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~84 km · Must-see
• Patoka Lake · lake · Orange · ~90 km · Must-see
• Deam Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Clark · ~93 km · Must-see
• Central Indiana Canal · lake · Marion · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bench Around the Lake · lake · Marion · ~114 km · Must-see

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