Colby Pond Dam

Colby Pond Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Colby Pond Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Colby Pond Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.46987, -72.66481. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Colby Pond Dam

• Camp Plymouth State Park · sanctuary · Windsor · ~3 km · Must-see
• Amherst Lake Dam · lake · Windsor · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Rescue · lake · Windsor · ~5 km · Must-see
• United Church of Ludlow · church · Windsor · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ludlow Mountain · viewpoint · Rutland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain National Forest · sanctuary · Rutland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cavendish Universalist Church · church · Windsor · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lord State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~13 km · Must-see
• Proctor Piper State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~15 km · Must-see
• Best's Covered Bridge · attraction · Windsor · ~15 km · Must-see
• Okemo State Forest · sanctuary · Windsor · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crystal Cascade Falls · waterfall · Windsor · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shrewsbury Peak · viewpoint · Rutland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mt Ascutney · viewpoint · Windsor · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Ascutney · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~22 km · Must-see
• Weston Priory · church · Windsor · ~22 km · Must-see
• Church of Our Saviour · church · Rutland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Terrible Mountain · viewpoint · Windsor · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Colby Pond Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Colby Pond Dam

• Amherst Lake Dam · lake · Windsor · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Rescue · lake · Windsor · ~5 km · Must-see
• Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park · lake · Sullivan · ~26 km · Must-see
• Springfield · lake · Sullivan · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Hartland Dam · lake · Windsor · ~36 km · Must-see
• Griffith Lake · lake · Rutland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Reservoir · lake · Rutland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ball Mountain Dam · lake · Windham · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Saint Catherine · lake · Rutland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Eastman Pond · lake · Sullivan · ~55 km · Must-see

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