Duck Ponds

Duck Ponds: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Duck Ponds

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Duck Ponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.99499, -120.75379. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Duck Ponds

• Los Banos Regional Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grasslands Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Merced · ~18 km · Must-see
• O'Neill Dam · lake · Merced · ~34 km · Must-see
• O'Neill Forebay · lake · Merced · ~35 km · Must-see
• Firebaugh · church · Fresno · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kesterson Reservoir · lake · Merced · ~40 km · Must-see
• Panoche Hills North Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fresno · ~42 km · Must-see
• San Luis Reservoir · lake · Merced · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gustine Community Presbyterian Church · church · Merced · ~46 km · Must-see
• Laveaga Peak · viewpoint · Merced · ~49 km · Must-see
• Merced Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church · church · Merced · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pacheco State Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~51 km · Must-see
• Red Hill · viewpoint · Merced · ~52 km · Must-see
• Atwater Baptist Church · church · Merced · ~53 km · Must-see
• Quien Sabe Valley · viewpoint · San Benito · ~53 km · Must-see
• Antimony Peak · viewpoint · San Benito · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Peak · viewpoint · Santa Clara · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chowchilla New Life Apostolic Church · church · Madera · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Duck Ponds

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Duck Ponds

• Los Banos Regional Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grasslands Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Merced · ~18 km · Must-see
• Panoche Hills North Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fresno · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pacheco State Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Falls- Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~64 km · Must-see
• Alkali Sink Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Fresno · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pinnacles National Park · sanctuary · San Benito · ~85 km · Must-see
• Laguna Mountain · sanctuary · San Benito · ~91 km · Must-see
• Mount Madonna County Park · sanctuary · Santa Clara · ~104 km · Must-see
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo · sanctuary · Fresno · ~109 km · Must-see

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