Big Pond

Big 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 Big 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 Big Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.66940, -72.17640. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pond

• March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road · attraction · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pomeroy State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Windham Textile and History Museum · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Jillson Square Park · park · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mohegan State Forest · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Salt Rock State Campground · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Beaver Brook State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road · attraction · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wolf Rock Cliff · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Hollow Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mono Pond State Park Reserve · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mooween State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fifty Foot Cliff · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coney Rock Preserve · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chaplin Historic District · fort · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road · attraction · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Pond

• Mansfield Hollow Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Coventry Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake State Park · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Hayward · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ashford Lake · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Konomoc · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Chaffee · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~37 km · Must-see
• Shenipsit Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~40 km · Must-see
• Higganum Reservoir · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~47 km · Must-see

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