Notable lake · Hampden, Massachusetts
Plastic Park Pond
Plastic Park Pond is a lake in Hampden, Massachusetts.
Plastic Park 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 Plastic Park 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 Plastic Park Pond — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.15084, -72.52401. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Plastic Park Pond
- Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
- Saint Michael's Cathedral · church · Hampden · ~9 km · Must-see
- First Church of Christ, Congregational · church · Hampden · ~10 km · Must-see
- Forest Park · park · Hampden · ~12 km · Must-see
- Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
- Our Mother of Sorrows Monastery and Retreat Center · Buddhist site · Capitol Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
- Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~15 km · Must-see
- East Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hampden · ~15 km · Must-see
- Mittineague Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~16 km · Must-see
- Dinosaur Footprints · sanctuary · Hampden · ~16 km · Must-see
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~16 km · Must-see
- Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~17 km · Must-see
- Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~17 km · Must-see
- Mount Tom · viewpoint · Hampden · ~18 km · Must-see
- Mount Tom State Reservation · sanctuary · Hampden · ~19 km · Must-see
- Mount Nonotuck · viewpoint · Hampden · ~21 km · Must-see
- Bare Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~21 km · Must-see
- Joseph Allen Skinner State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~21 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Plastic Park Pond
- Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
- Holyoke Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~12 km · Must-see
- Ashley Pond · lake · Hampden · ~15 km · Must-see
- Whiting Street Reservoir · lake · Hampden · ~17 km · Must-see
- Oxbow Marina · lake · Hampshire · ~23 km · Must-see
- Winsor Dam · lake · Hampshire · ~26 km · Must-see
- Goodnough Dike · lake · Hampshire · ~31 km · Must-see
- Campus Pond · lake · Hampshire · ~33 km · Must-see
- Shenipsit Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~38 km · Must-see
- Littleville Lake · lake · Hampden · ~41 km · Must-see
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Plastic Park Pond full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Plastic Park Pond yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Plastic Park Pond?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Plastic Park Pond?
Nearby: Watershops Pond (lake, 7 km), Saint Michael's Cathedral (church, 9 km), First Church of Christ, Congregational (church, 10 km), Forest Park (park, 12 km), Holyoke Dam (lake, 12 km), Our Mother of Sorrows Monastery and Retreat Center (Buddhist site, 12 km).
Is Plastic Park Pond worth visiting?
Plastic Park Pond is listed as a notable lake in Massachusetts on Spotwander.