Willis Pond

Willis 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 Willis 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 Willis Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.75666, -90.90738. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willis Pond

• Laurens Henry Cohn, Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum · park · Wilkinson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Baton Rouge Zoo · park · Wilkinson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Church of the Incarnation · church · Tangipahoa Parish · ~48 km · Must-see
• Audubon State Historic Site · park · West Feliciana Parish · ~48 km · Must-see
• Independence Park Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Locust Grove State Historic Site · park · West Feliciana Parish · ~52 km · Must-see
• Locust Grove State Historic Site · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~52 km · Must-see
• St. Joseph Cathedral · church · Wilkinson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Cathedral · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~54 km · Must-see
• LSU Rural Life Museum · museum · Wilkinson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~54 km · Must-see
• USS Kidd · attraction · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · West Feliciana Parish · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mike the Tiger Habitat · attraction · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center · sanctuary · Wilkinson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple · church · East Baton Rouge Parish · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tickfaw State Park · sanctuary · Livingston Parish · ~60 km · Must-see
• KSLU-FM (Hammond) · attraction · Tangipahoa Parish · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willis Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Willis Pond

• Spanish Lake · lake · Wilkinson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Tangipahoa Dam · lake · Pike · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurepas · lake · Pearl River · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurepas · lake · Saint John the Baptist Parish · ~85 km · Must-see
• Okhissa Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~94 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Saint Martin Parish · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bayou Corne Sinkhole · lake · Assumption Parish · ~108 km · Must-see
• Swayze Lake · lake · Saint Landry Parish · ~111 km · Must-see
• Grassy Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Avoyelles Parish · ~115 km · Must-see
• Bonnet Carré Spillway · lake · Saint Charles Parish · ~119 km · Must-see

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