Long Pond

Long 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 Long 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 Long Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.64603, -85.06270. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Pond

• Torreya State Park · park · Liberty · ~19 km · Must-see
• Three Rivers State Park · park · Jackson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Jim Woodruff Dam · lake · Gadsden · ~26 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Seminole · lake · Seminole · ~29 km · Must-see
• Florida Caverns State Park · park · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• High Hill · viewpoint · Geneva · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Geneva · ~57 km · Must-see
• Falling Waters State Park · park · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Talquin State Park · lake · Leon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~72 km · Must-see
• Moss Hill Methodist Church · church · Washington · ~74 km · Must-see
• Whidden Pond · sanctuary · Jackson · ~5 km
• Durham Bay · sanctuary · Jackson · ~6 km
• Williams Bay · sanctuary · Jackson · ~8 km
• Lake Finnely · lake · Jackson · ~11 km
• Douglas Pond · sanctuary · Jackson · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Long Pond

• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Marianna · sanctuary · Houston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dead Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Gulf · ~72 km · Must-see
• Apalachicola National Forest · sanctuary · Bay · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mud Swamp/New River Wilderness · sanctuary · Liberty · ~82 km · Must-see
• Bradwell Bay Wilderness · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~89 km · Must-see
• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~98 km · Must-see
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~110 km · Must-see
• Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~119 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~126 km · Must-see

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