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: 43.58687, -84.97159. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Pond

• Weidman Millpond · lake · Isabella · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Clare · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cowden Lake · lake · Montcalm · ~50 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~51 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sanford Lake · lake · Midland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Clare · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~64 km · Must-see
• Little Long Lake · lake · Clare · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Nature Center · park · Midland · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wixom Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dow Gardens · sanctuary · Midland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pratt Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Barnard Lake · lake · Isabella · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Long Pond

• Dow Gardens · sanctuary · Midland · ~73 km · Must-see
• Maple River State Game Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hartley Outdoor Recreation Center · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~90 km · Must-see
• Ionia State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ionia · ~90 km · Must-see
• Fallasburg Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~92 km · Must-see
• Ada Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~102 km · Must-see
• Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~104 km · Must-see
• Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~105 km · Must-see
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~106 km · Must-see
• Tobico Marsh · sanctuary · Bay · ~106 km · Must-see

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