Maxwell Pond

Maxwell 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 Maxwell 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 Maxwell Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.57302, -117.54440. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maxwell Pond

• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Falls, Wallowa Lake · waterfall · Wallowa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ice Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maxwell Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Maxwell Pond

• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~54 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~60 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see

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