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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Ponds

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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: 44.70139, -93.42222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Ponds

• Cleary Lake Park · lake · Scott · ~3 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake · lake · Scott · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake Park · lake · Scott · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hanrahan Lake · lake · Scott · ~9 km · Must-see
• Deans Lake · lake · Scott · ~11 km · Must-see
• O'Dowd Lake · lake · Scott · ~11 km · Must-see
• Orchard Lake Park · lake · Dakota · ~11 km · Must-see
• Earley Lake · lake · Dakota · ~14 km · Must-see
• Steel Venom · temple · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Valleyfair · park · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wild Thing · temple · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Corkscrew · attraction · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cosmic Coaster · attraction · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mad Mouse · attraction · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Excalibur · temple · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Marion · lake · Dakota · ~14 km · Must-see
• High Roller · attraction · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Ponds

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Ponds

• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~14 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~24 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~33 km · Must-see
• Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~40 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~41 km · Must-see
• Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pillsbury A Mill · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Frank B. Kellogg House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~44 km · Must-see
• F. Scott Fitzgerald House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~44 km · Must-see

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