Hawks Ponds

Hawks Ponds: 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 Hawks Ponds

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 Hawks Ponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.46672, -91.78215. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hawks Ponds

• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~18 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~22 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~23 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~60 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~68 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pettibone Park · park · La Crosse · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman Catholic Church · church · La Crosse · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hawks Ponds

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Hawks Ponds

• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~81 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~115 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~121 km · Must-see
• Spring Grove Aquatic Center · lake · Winneshiek · ~21 km
• Vernon Spring Dam · lake · Howard · ~40 km

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