May Pond

May 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 May 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 May Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.00365, -90.20184. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near May Pond

• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~5 km · Must-see
• Manning Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~11 km · Must-see
• Peoples Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Perkins Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~36 km · Must-see
• Thompson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~36 km · Must-see
• Poplar Bluff Depot · church · Butler · ~41 km · Must-see
• Meador Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bird Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sam A. Baker State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Aley Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kelow Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rockpile Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Madison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~68 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~69 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of May Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near May Pond

• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~91 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Scott · ~96 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area · lake · Alexander · ~98 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Alexander · ~98 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~101 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~109 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~115 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · West Tennessee · ~120 km · Must-see

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