Second Pond

Second 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 Second 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 Second Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.20877, -72.48296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Second Pond

• Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Long Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Norwottock · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bare Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Holyoke Range State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Hitchcock · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Footprints · sanctuary · Hampden · ~15 km · Must-see
• Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~16 km · Must-see
• Joseph Allen Skinner State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Tom State Reservation · sanctuary · Hampden · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Holyoke · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Nonotuck · viewpoint · Hampden · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Tom · viewpoint · Hampden · ~18 km · Must-see
• Winsor Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael's Cathedral · church · Hampden · ~18 km · Must-see
• First Church of Christ, Congregational · church · Hampden · ~19 km · Must-see
• East Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hampden · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Second Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Second Pond

• Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
• Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~16 km · Must-see
• Winsor Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~18 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Marina · lake · Hampshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~19 km · Must-see
• Goodnough Dike · lake · Hampshire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Campus Pond · lake · Hampshire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Quabbin Reservoir · lake · Worcester · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Wyola · lake · Franklin · ~41 km · Must-see

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