Buck Pond

Buck Pond: 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 Buck Pond

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 Buck Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.17151, -72.70316. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buck Pond

• Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~4 km · Must-see
• East Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hampden · ~5 km · Must-see
• Our Mother of Sorrows Monastery and Retreat Center · Buddhist site · Capitol Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Stanley Park · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Stanley Park · park · Hampden · ~11 km · Must-see
• Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Tom · viewpoint · Hampden · ~11 km · Must-see
• Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mittineague Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~12 km · Must-see
• Frank Stanley Beveridge Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hampden · ~12 km · Must-see
• Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tekoa Mountain · viewpoint · Hampden · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Footprints · sanctuary · Hampden · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Tom State Reservation · sanctuary · Hampden · ~14 km · Must-see
• First Church of Christ, Congregational · church · Hampden · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael's Cathedral · church · Hampden · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Nonotuck · viewpoint · Hampden · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blandford / Russell Wce (Loveland Lot) · sanctuary · Hampden · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buck Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Buck Pond

• Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~4 km · Must-see
• Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~11 km · Must-see
• Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Marina · lake · Hampshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Littleville Lake · lake · Hampden · ~23 km · Must-see
• Otis Reservoir · lake · Berkshire · ~35 km · Must-see
• Otis Reservoir · lake · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~35 km · Must-see
• Campus Pond · lake · Hampshire · ~35 km · Must-see
• Benton Pond · lake · Berkshire · ~36 km · Must-see

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