Great Pond

Great 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 Great 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 Great Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.31715, -73.46873. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Pond

• Bennett's Pond State Park · park · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wooster Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pine Pond · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Falls Pond · waterfall · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum · museum · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Round Pond · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tarrywile Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Weir Farm National Historic Site · park · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Weir Farm · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ridgebury Congregational Church · church · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Croton Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace · Buddhist site · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Putnam Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Kenosia · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Truesdale Lake · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Danbury Museum and Historical Society · church · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter Church · church · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Great Pond

• Round Pond · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Kenosia · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Truesdale Lake · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saugatuck Reservoir · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Upper Kohanza Dam · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Titicus Reservoir · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• East Lake Reservoir Dam · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bog Brook Reservoir · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Aspetuck Reservoir · lake · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~19 km · Must-see
• Margerie Lake Reservoir · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~19 km · Must-see

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