Tarr Pond

Tarr 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 Tarr 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 Tarr Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.06341, -95.89186. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tarr Pond

• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~15 km · Must-see
• East Texas Arboretum · park · Henderson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Athens Fish and Game Club Dam · lake · Henderson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Reservoir · lake · Henderson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~43 km · Must-see
• Richland-Chambers Reservoir · lake · Navarro · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Palestine · lake · Henderson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bellwood Lake Dam · lake · Smith · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tarr Pond Dam · lake · Henderson · ~0 km
• Jonsson Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~1 km
• Wilson Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~3 km
• McElvaney Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~3 km
• Beck Chapel · church · Henderson · ~4 km
• Nichols Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~4 km
• Wildlife Museum · museum · Henderson · ~4 km
• Nichols Lake · lake · Henderson · ~4 km
• Koon Kreek Lake Dam · lake · Henderson · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tarr Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Tarr Pond

• Prairies and Pineywoods Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Anderson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Purtis Creek State Park · sanctuary · Van Zandt · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~96 km · Must-see
• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~102 km · Must-see
• Big Slough Wilderness · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~123 km · Must-see
• Davy Crockett National Forest · sanctuary · Houston · ~140 km · Must-see
• Children's Aquarium · sanctuary · Dallas · ~142 km · Must-see
• Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Dallas · ~143 km · Must-see
• Dallas World Aquarium · sanctuary · Dallas · ~147 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area - Bird Island Unit · sanctuary · Henderson · ~50 km

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