Williams Pond

Williams 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 Williams 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 Williams Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.76714, -79.12151. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Williams Pond

• Carolina Tiger Rescue · sanctuary · Chatham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pittsboro Presbyterian Church · church · Chatham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Northeast District Park · park · Chatham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Terrells Mountain · viewpoint · Chatham · ~15 km · Must-see
• University Lake · lake · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• William L. Hunt Arboretum · sanctuary · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower · fort · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ackland Art Museum · museum · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Well · fort · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Unsung Founders Memorial · fort · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Coker Arboretum · park · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Cross · church · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• O'Kellys Church · church · Chatham · ~24 km · Must-see
• Northwest District Park · park · Chatham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Leigh Farm · park · Durham · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Resevoir Dam · lake · Orange · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Williams Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Williams Pond

• Jordan Lake · lake · Chatham · ~11 km · Must-see
• University Lake · lake · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Resevoir Dam · lake · Orange · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harris Lake · lake · Wake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree · lake · Wake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Crabtree County Park · lake · Wake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake Dam · lake · Wake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Wake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sunset Lake · lake · Wake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Lynn · lake · Wake · ~50 km · Must-see

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