Murphy Pond

Murphy 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 Murphy 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 Murphy Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.36882, -119.19722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Pond

• Bridgeport Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Patterson · viewpoint · Lyon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Middle Sister · viewpoint · Lyon · ~22 km · Must-see
• East Sister · viewpoint · Lyon · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bodie State Historic Park · viewpoint · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see
• Brawley Peaks · viewpoint · Mineral · ~34 km · Must-see
• West Walker River Preserve · sanctuary · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dunderberg Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Hicks · viewpoint · Mineral · ~43 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Canyon · viewpoint · Lyon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Peeler Lake · lake · Lyon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Whorl Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• Crown Point · viewpoint · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Mineral · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sonora Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Acker Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murphy Pond

• Bridgeport Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~12 km · Must-see
• Peeler Lake · lake · Lyon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Arndt Lake · lake · Mineral · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve · lake · Mono · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake · lake · Mono · ~53 km · Must-see
• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Alpine Lake · lake · Mineral · ~58 km · Must-see
• Benson Lake · lake · Mineral · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve · lake · Mineral · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tioga Lake · lake · Mineral · ~62 km · Must-see

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