Bowden Ponds

Bowden 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 Bowden 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 Bowden Ponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.34152, -80.55493. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowden Ponds

• Cross Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Brooke · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Steuben · fort · Jefferson · ~7 km · Must-see
• Meadowcroft Rockshelter · fort · Jefferson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wellsburg Wharf · park · Brooke · ~12 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hillman State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~23 km · Must-see
• New Cumberland Locks and Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Creek State Park · sanctuary · Beaver · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hancock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 189 · sanctuary · Beaver · ~33 km · Must-see
• Oglebay Park · sanctuary · Belmont · ~35 km · Must-see
• Oglebay Park · park · Ohio · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Ohio · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~38 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Teapot · attraction · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Beth Israel Congregation · attraction · Washington · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pittsburgh Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Allegheny · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowden Ponds

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bowden Ponds

• New Cumberland Locks and Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Lake State Park · lake · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bear Rocks Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Ohio · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Run Lake · lake · Beaver · ~38 km · Must-see
• Canonsburg Lake · lake · Washington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dashields Locks and Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sally Buffalo Park Dam Number Two · lake · Harrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Emsworth Dam · lake · Allegheny · ~54 km · Must-see
• Belmont Lake · lake · Belmont · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain · lake · Allegheny · ~65 km · Must-see

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