Simons Pond

Simons 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 Simons 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 Simons Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.35959, -82.41429. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simons Pond

• Fort Gordon · fort · Aiken · ~33 km · Must-see
• Burks Mountain · viewpoint · McCormick · ~42 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~48 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Aiken · ~53 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · McCormick · ~54 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of North Augusta · church · Aiken · ~55 km · Must-see
• Meriwether Monument · fort · Aiken · ~55 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Beech Island Baptist Church · church · Aiken · ~64 km · Must-see
• Elijah Clarke State Park · park · Lincoln · ~69 km · Must-see
• City Cemetery · sanctuary · Aiken · ~70 km · Must-see
• War Hill · viewpoint · McCormick · ~71 km · Must-see
• Arringtons Pond · lake · McCormick · ~2 km
• Dearing Number Six Lake Dam · lake · McDuffie · ~3 km
• Usry Pond · lake · McCormick · ~9 km
• Boneville Pond Dam · lake · McDuffie · ~10 km
• Newsome Millpond Dam · lake · Warren · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Simons Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Simons Pond

• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~48 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · McCormick · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · McCormick · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lake Oconee · lake · Greene · ~99 km · Must-see
• Lake Sinclair · lake · Putnam · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Brown · lake · Barnwell · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood State Park · lake · Greenwood · ~128 km · Must-see
• Lake Greenwood · lake · Laurens · ~133 km · Must-see
• Hard Labor Reservoir Dam · lake · Walton · ~148 km · Must-see

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