Turtle Pond

Turtle 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 Turtle 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 Turtle Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.53116, -91.41125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Pond

• Dutch Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Devils Well · viewpoint · Shannon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Razor Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ozark Trail · trek · Dent · ~27 km · Must-see
• Howell Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Current River State Park · park · Shannon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dooley Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Echo Bluff State Park · park · Shannon · ~31 km · Must-see
• Montauk State Park · park · Dent · ~32 km · Must-see
• Carr Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~36 km · Must-see
• McHenry Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~37 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~40 km · Must-see
• Horse Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Brooks Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ozark National Scenic Riverways · sanctuary · Shannon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~57 km · Must-see
• Goggins Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pogue Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Turtle Pond

• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~61 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~65 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~86 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~93 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~133 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~137 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Spring · lake · Fulton · ~144 km · Must-see

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