Basin Pond

Basin 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 Basin 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 Basin Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.58891, -69.07259. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Basin Pond

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint George Lake · lake · Waldo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Basin Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Basin Pond

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint George Lake · lake · Waldo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sebasticook Lake Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~40 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sheepscot Pond · lake · Waldo · ~48 km · Must-see

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