Bear Pond Dam

Bear Pond Dam: 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 Bear Pond Dam

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 Bear Pond Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.53011, -84.50060. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Pond Dam

• Middletown Sportsmen Club Dam · lake · Butler · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lux Mundi · church · Warren · ~21 km · Must-see
• Miami Valley Gaming & Racing · sanctuary · Warren · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dewitt Cabin · fort · Butler · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park · museum · Butler · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kumler Chapel · church · Butler · ~25 km · Must-see
• Stanley G. McKie Field at Joseph P. Hayden Jr. Park · park · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sesquicentennial Chapel · church · Butler · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fortified Hill Works · fort · Butler · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Episcopal Church · church · Butler · ~26 km · Must-see
• Martin Luther King Jr. Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kumler Chapel · church · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Highlandtown Lake · lake · Union · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hueston Woods State Park · sanctuary · Union · ~27 km · Must-see
• Miamisburg Mound Park · park · Montgomery · ~27 km · Must-see
• Symmes Mission Chapel · church · Butler · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hueston Woods State Park · sanctuary · Preble · ~28 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Montgomery · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Pond Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bear Pond Dam

• Middletown Sportsmen Club Dam · lake · Butler · ~8 km · Must-see
• Highlandtown Lake · lake · Union · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brookville Dam · lake · Franklin · ~55 km · Must-see
• Stonelick Lake State Park · lake · Clermont · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cowan Lake · lake · Clinton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Lorelei · lake · Brown · ~75 km · Must-see
• Darke County Fairgrounds · lake · Darke · ~78 km · Must-see
• Buck Creek State Park · lake · Clark · ~102 km · Must-see
• Bullock Pen Lake · lake · Grant · ~103 km · Must-see
• Bullock Pen Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~104 km · Must-see

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