Gator Pond

Gator 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 Gator 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 Gator Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.43613, -95.00330. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gator Pond

• Mount Moriah Church · church · San Jacinto · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Hiking Trail · trek · Walker · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sam Houston National Forest · sanctuary · Walker · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston · lake · Harris · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Thicket National Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Atascocita Park · park · Harris · ~67 km · Must-see
• Huntsville State Park · park · Walker · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Harris · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Harbor Splashtown · park · Harris · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~73 km · Must-see
• John H Kirby State Forest · sanctuary · Tyler · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of the Woodlands · temple · Montgomery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Park · sanctuary · Harris · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Run-A-Muck Dam · lake · San Jacinto · ~8 km
• Lake Tejas Dam · lake · San Jacinto · ~9 km
• Shepherd Methodist Church · fort · San Jacinto · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gator Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Gator Pond

• Lake Houston Wilderness Park · lake · Harris · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Livingston · lake · San Jacinto · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Houston · lake · Harris · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Conroe · lake · Montgomery · ~73 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Harris · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center · lake · Harris · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sheldon Lake · lake · Harris · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Chambers · ~86 km · Must-see
• Amanda Lake Dam · lake · Tyler · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Anahuac · lake · Chambers · ~96 km · Must-see

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