The Ponds

The 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 The 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 The Ponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.60895, -111.35006. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Ponds

• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~27 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~45 km · Must-see
• Star Valley Wyoming Temple · church · Lincoln · ~45 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bridger National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~67 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~68 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Man Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~74 km · Must-see
• Harrington Peak · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~4 km
• Sulphur Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Ponds

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near The Ponds

• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~67 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~87 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~90 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~92 km · Must-see
• Palisades Dam · lake · Bonneville · ~102 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~104 km · Must-see
• Cutler Reservoir · lake · Cache · ~130 km · Must-see
• Ririe Reservoir · lake · Bonneville · ~135 km · Must-see

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