Fort Pond

Fort 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 Fort 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 Fort Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.50959, -71.46418. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fort Pond

• Acton Congregational Church · church · Middlesex · ~5 km · Must-see
• Great Hill · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Colonel Barrett House · attraction · Middlesex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Summer Hill · viewpoint · Middlesex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Heart Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Estabrook Woods · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Malcolm Preserve · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · attraction · Middlesex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Punkatasset Hill · viewpoint · Middlesex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Minute Man Statue · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~13 km · Must-see
• The Old Manse · park · Middlesex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Concord Museum · museum · Middlesex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Orchard House Museum · museum · Middlesex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fruitlands Museum · museum · Worcester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fairyland Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Boon · lake · Middlesex · ~16 km · Must-see
• American Heritage Museum · museum · Middlesex · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fort Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fort Pond

• Heart Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fairyland Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Boon · lake · Middlesex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Walden Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~16 km · Must-see
• Flints Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~18 km · Must-see
• Haven · lake · Middlesex · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Meadow Reservoir Dam · lake · Middlesex · ~20 km · Must-see
• Hardy Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wachusett Dam · lake · Worcester · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sudbury Reservoir · lake · Worcester · ~27 km · Must-see

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