Big Pond

Big 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 Big 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 Big Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.78196, -91.08208. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pond

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~9 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~42 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~42 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~42 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~43 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~51 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Park · fort · Dubuque · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Pond

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~56 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~92 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~99 km · Must-see
• Yellowstone Lake State Park · lake · Lafayette · ~113 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~133 km · Must-see

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