The Fishponds

The Fishponds: 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 The Fishponds

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 The Fishponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.20567, -78.56409. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Fishponds

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~12 km · Must-see
• Green Swamp Preserve · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~39 km · Must-see
• Waites Island · river spot · Horry · ~50 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram · Buddhist site · Brunswick · ~55 km · Must-see
• Moores Creek National Battlefield · park · Pender · ~63 km · Must-see
• Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bladen Lakes State Forest · sanctuary · Bladen · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~69 km · Must-see
• Battleship North Carolina · sanctuary · New Hanover · ~70 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Coastal Land Trust: Orton Plantation Holdings, LLC · sanctuary · Brunswick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bellamy Mansion Museum of History & Design Arts · museum · New Hanover · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cape Fear Museum · museum · New Hanover · ~72 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport · museum · Brunswick · ~75 km · Must-see
• Historic Brunswick Town · fort · Brunswick · ~75 km · Must-see
• Oak Island Lighthouse · beach · Brunswick · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fort Anderson Ruins · fort · Brunswick · ~75 km · Must-see
• Tuckahoe Bay · sanctuary · Horry · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Fishponds

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near The Fishponds

• Lake Waccamaw State Park · lake · Columbus · ~12 km · Must-see
• Singletary Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~55 km · Must-see
• Jones Lake State Park · lake · Bladen · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hope Mills Lake · lake · Dillon · ~115 km · Must-see
• Pepsi Cola Lake · lake · Florence · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Waccamaw · lake · Columbus · ~13 km
• Richardson Millpond · lake · Columbus · ~20 km
• Lake Tabor · lake · Horry · ~35 km
• Annetts Pond · lake · Horry · ~41 km
• Buffkin Pond · lake · Horry · ~43 km

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