Bachus Pond

Bachus 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 Bachus 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 Bachus Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.48161, -73.58405. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bachus Pond

• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Schodack Island State Park · sanctuary · Rensselaer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Joachim Staats House and Gerrit Staats Ruin · fort · Rensselaer · ~21 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Presbyterian Church · church · Columbia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Holy Mount · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Doll Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~25 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~25 km · Must-see
• Shaker Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tower Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cherry Plain State Park · park · Rensselaer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Crailo State Historic Site · museum · Rensselaer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Berry Hill · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hicks Pond · lake · Bennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Berry Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bachus Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bachus Pond

• Nassau Lake Dam · lake · Rensselaer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Queechy Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hicks Pond · lake · Bennington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Rensselaer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Onota Lake · lake · Berkshire · ~31 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Lake · lake · Albany · ~31 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Lake · lake · Bennington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Lake · lake · Albany · ~32 km · Must-see

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