Downing Pond

Downing 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 Downing 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 Downing Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.05166, -123.40666. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Downing Pond

• Gopher Valley · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Yamhill · fort · Polk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Polk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Amity City Park · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~21 km · Must-see
• Laurel Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jensen Arctic Museum · museum · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Access State Park · viewpoint · Polk · ~33 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum · museum · Yamhill · ~33 km · Must-see
• Holman State Wayside · park · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~36 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley · viewpoint · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• West Salem Park · church · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Minto-Brown Island Park · sanctuary · Marion · ~38 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Eco-Earth Globe · attraction · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Hebo · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hallie Ford Art Museum · museum · Marion · ~40 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Square Park · park · Yamhill · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Downing Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Downing Pond

• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Allison · lake · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Walling Pond · lake · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wirth Lake · lake · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Henry Hagg Lake · lake · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Silver Creek Dam · lake · Marion · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Oswego Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~86 km · Must-see
• Guild's Lake · lake · Clark · ~96 km · Must-see

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