Blue Pond

Blue 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 Blue 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 Blue Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.87401, -82.02501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Pond

• Santa Fe Swamp · sanctuary · Bradford · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~13 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~28 km · Must-see
• Etoniah Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Putnam · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ronnie Van Zant Park · park · Clay · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center · museum · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Morningside Nature Center · sanctuary · Alachua · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fred Cone Park · park · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• First Methodist Church · church · Clay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Glen Springs · attraction · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Calvary Baptist Church · church · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · museum · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dove World Outreach Center · church · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Plaza of the Americas · park · Alachua · ~49 km · Must-see
• Century Tower · attraction · Alachua · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Pond

• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~13 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~28 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Doctors Lake · lake · Clay · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice · lake · Alachua · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bivens Arm · lake · Alachua · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Wauburg North Shore (UF) · lake · Alachua · ~58 km · Must-see

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