Perry Pond

Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.52732, -91.12190. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Perry Pond

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~22 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~25 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~38 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~38 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~48 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~53 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Island · river spot · Pike · ~3 km
• Bay Island · river spot · Pike · ~4 km
• Sand Bar Island · river spot · Pike · ~4 km
• North Fritz Island · river spot · Pike · ~5 km
• Denmark Island · sanctuary · Pike · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Perry Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Perry Pond

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• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~99 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~119 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~131 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~131 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~132 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~134 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~136 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~142 km · Must-see

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