Blue Pond

Blue 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 Blue 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 Blue Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.19089, -90.14316. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Pond

• Thompson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~13 km · Must-see
• Manning Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Perkins Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~21 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~23 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Peoples Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sam A. Baker State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bird Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rockpile Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Meador Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Aley Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tin Mine Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~55 km · Must-see
• Buckner Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~56 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~58 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Pond

• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~73 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~84 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~87 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~89 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~90 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~91 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~96 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~112 km · Must-see

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