Walden Pond

Walden 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 Walden 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 Walden Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.14281, -91.65020. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walden Pond

• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~26 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~27 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~27 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~32 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walden Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Walden Pond

• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Target Lake · lake · La Crosse · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Onalaska · lake · La Crosse · ~106 km · Must-see
• Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6 · lake · Winona · ~121 km · Must-see
• Winona station · lake · Buffalo · ~125 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~132 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~133 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~142 km · Must-see

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