Balcom Pond

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

Best time to visit Balcom Pond

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 Balcom Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.98129, -85.55938. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balcom Pond

• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wiregrass Church · church · Houston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake Park · beach · Houston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~48 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon Springs State Park · park · Holmes · ~57 km · Must-see
• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~59 km · Must-see
• George W. Andrews Lake · lake · Houston · ~66 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church of Ozark · church · Dale · ~67 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~74 km · Must-see
• Balcom Hill · viewpoint · Holmes · ~1 km
• Mack Snell Dam · lake · Geneva · ~7 km
• Fadette Pentecostal Ministries Church · church · Geneva · ~10 km
• Paul Kennedy Number 1 Dam · lake · Geneva · ~10 km
• Paul Kennedy Number 2 Dam · lake · Geneva · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Balcom Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Balcom Pond

• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~48 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~80 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~94 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs State Park · sanctuary · Barbour · ~94 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~100 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~125 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~149 km · Must-see
• Brown Pond · sanctuary · Jackson · ~11 km
• Brock Bay · sanctuary · Jackson · ~11 km

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