Blackhawk Pond

Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk 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 Blackhawk Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.16330, -91.06223. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blackhawk Pond

• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Cemetery Chapel · church · Muscatine · ~36 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Muscatine · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church Muscatine · church · Muscatine · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pine Mills German Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Muscatine · ~48 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~66 km · Must-see
• John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life · museum · Scott · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~66 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~68 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~69 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~69 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~69 km · Must-see
• First Bible Missionary Church · church · Scott · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blackhawk Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blackhawk Pond

• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~86 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~95 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~120 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~131 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~140 km · Must-see
• Lake Carlton Dam · lake · Whiteside · ~149 km · Must-see
• Lake Odessa Wildlife Management Area · lake · Louisa · ~2 km

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