Donta Pond

Donta 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 Donta 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 Donta Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.86341, -82.46321. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Donta Pond

• Oak Hill Welsh Congregational Church · church · Jackson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Olive Furnace · fort · Lawrence · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wayne National Forest · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds · sanctuary · Gallia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Dean State Forest · park · Lawrence · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tu-Endie-Wei Point Pleasant Battle Monument State Park · park · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Randolph · fort · Gallia · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Vesuvius Dam · lake · Lawrence · ~40 km · Must-see
• McClintic Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mason · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hobson Site · fort · Meigs · ~45 km · Must-see
• Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Mason · ~50 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Vinton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Meigs County Fairgrounds · park · Meigs · ~56 km · Must-see
• Labold Field · park · Scioto · ~59 km · Must-see

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Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Donta Pond

• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Vesuvius Dam · lake · Lawrence · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Village · lake · Scioto · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Snowden · lake · Athens · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Athens · ~67 km · Must-see
• Greenbo Lake · lake · Greenup · ~69 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~77 km · Must-see
• Beech Fork Lake · lake · Wayne · ~78 km · Must-see

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