Big Pond

Big 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 Big 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 Big Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.15372, -95.83357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pond

• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site · park · Brazoria · ~24 km · Must-see
• Matagorda County Museum · museum · Matagorda · ~29 km · Must-see
• San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Brazoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• 20th Century Technology Museum · museum · Wharton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Brazos Bend State Park · park · Fort Bend · ~44 km · Must-see
• Smithers Lake Dam · lake · Fort Bend · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Bend Museum · fort · Fort Bend · ~60 km · Must-see
• East Matagorda Bay · beach · Matagorda · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ridgeview Park · park · Fort Bend · ~66 km · Must-see
• San Bernard Reservoir Number 3 Levee · lake · Brazoria · ~15 km
• San Bernard Reservoir Number 2 Levee · lake · Brazoria · ~16 km
• Linnville Creek Reservoir · lake · Brazoria · ~16 km
• Markle Lake · lake · Brazoria · ~16 km
• San Bernard Reservoir Number 1 Levee · lake · Brazoria · ~16 km
• Damon Cemetery · fort · Brazoria · ~21 km
• Edmund Calloway Darst · fort · Brazoria · ~21 km
• Damon Mound · viewpoint · Brazoria · ~22 km
• Charlie Brown · fort · Brazoria · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Pond

• San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Brazoria · ~34 km · Must-see
• Terry Hershey Park · sanctuary · Harris · ~90 km · Must-see
• Houston Arboretum & Nature Center · sanctuary · Harris · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Pioneers Park · sanctuary · Harris · ~96 km · Must-see
• Houston Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Harris · ~101 km · Must-see
• Downtown Aquarium · sanctuary · Harris · ~102 km · Must-see
• Armand Bayou Park · sanctuary · Harris · ~109 km · Must-see
• Texas City Prairie Reserve · sanctuary · Galveston · ~113 km · Must-see
• Baytown Nature Center · sanctuary · Harris · ~127 km · Must-see
• Mercer Arboretum & Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Harris · ~134 km · Must-see

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