Cat Pond

Cat 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 Cat 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 Cat Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.42040, -73.91974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cat Pond

• Hudson Highlands State Park · sanctuary · Putnam · ~3 km · Must-see
• Constitution Island · river spot · Putnam · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kosciuszko Monument · fort · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Trophy Point · park · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Kosciuszko’s Garden · park · Orange · ~5 km · Must-see
• Thayer Statue · attraction · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Washington Monument · attraction · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Philips Church · church · Putnam · ~6 km · Must-see
• Most Holy Trinity Chapel · church · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• West Point Jewish Chapel · church · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Westpoint Cadet Chapel · church · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lusk Reservoir · lake · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Breakneck Ridge · viewpoint · Putnam · ~7 km · Must-see
• Crows Nest · viewpoint · Orange · ~7 km · Must-see
• Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Putnam · ~7 km · Must-see
• Storm King State Park · sanctuary · Orange · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Dutchess · ~8 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cat Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cat Pond

• Lusk Reservoir · lake · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Oscawana · lake · Putnam · ~8 km · Must-see
• Beacon Reservoir · lake · Dutchess · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bog Meadow Pond · lake · Orange · ~11 km · Must-see
• Canopus Lake · lake · Putnam · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pelton Pond · lake · Putnam · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bryant Pond · lake · Putnam · ~13 km · Must-see
• Barger Pond · lake · Putnam · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kirk Lake · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boyds Corner Reservoir · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see

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