Sims Pond

Sims 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 Sims 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 Sims Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.45997, -86.42860. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sims Pond

• Oaky Streak Methodist Church · church · Butler · ~18 km · Must-see
• Three Notch Museum · museum · Covington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Frank Jackson State Park · park · Covington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Conecuh National Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Geneva State Forest · sanctuary · Covington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Butler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · Butler · ~56 km · Must-see
• Confederate Park · park · Butler · ~56 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Butler · ~56 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Butler · ~57 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Covington · ~68 km · Must-see
• Britton Hill · viewpoint · Walton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Boll Weevil Monument · fort · Coffee · ~71 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Pike · ~73 km · Must-see
• Volcano School (ruins) · fort · Covington · ~2 km
• Franklin Pond · lake · Covington · ~5 km
• Rawls School (ruins) · fort · Covington · ~6 km
• New Hope School · fort · Covington · ~7 km
• Oak Grove Church · church · Covington · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sims Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sims Pond

• Juniper Lake · lake · Geneva · ~102 km · Must-see
• R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake · lake · Autauga · ~127 km · Must-see
• Buck Pond · lake · Baldwin · ~139 km · Must-see
• William "Bill" Dannelly Reservoir · lake · Wilcox · ~147 km · Must-see
• Franklin Pond · lake · Covington · ~5 km
• Gantt Dam · lake · Covington · ~10 km
• James Ingram Lake Dam · lake · Covington · ~16 km
• Ingram Pond · lake · Covington · ~16 km
• Bryant Pond · lake · Covington · ~17 km
• Nall Pond · lake · Covington · ~17 km

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