Retention Pond

Retention Pond: 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 Retention Pond

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 Retention Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.45865, -82.24798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Retention Pond

• Fort Gordon · fort · Aiken · ~15 km · Must-see
• Burks Mountain · viewpoint · McCormick · ~23 km · Must-see
• Below Dam Recreation Area · lake · McCormick · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of North Augusta · church · Aiken · ~33 km · Must-see
• Meriwether Monument · fort · Aiken · ~33 km · Must-see
• Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · McCormick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Aiken · ~35 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beech Island Baptist Church · church · Aiken · ~44 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hill Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elijah Clarke State Park · park · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Coker Springs · attraction · Aiken · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Church · church · Aiken · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crossways · fort · Aiken · ~64 km · Must-see
• Danny Goodale Memorial Recreation Center · fort · Columbia · ~5 km
• Blue Star Memorial By-Way · fort · Columbia · ~9 km
• Beaver Dam Pond · lake · Edgefield · ~9 km
• The Laurel and Hardy Museum of Harlem, Georgia · museum · McCormick · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Retention Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Retention Pond

• Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · McCormick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Aiken · ~35 km · Must-see
• Phinizy Swamp Nature Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~35 km · Must-see
• City Cemetery · sanctuary · Aiken · ~93 km · Must-see
• Sumter National Forest · sanctuary · Abbeville · ~117 km · Must-see
• Bartram Educational Forest · sanctuary · McCormick · ~127 km · Must-see
• Wells Japanese Garden · sanctuary · Newberry · ~135 km · Must-see
• The State Botanical Garden of Georgia · sanctuary · Clarke · ~145 km · Must-see
• Augusta Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Aiken · ~32 km
• Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site · sanctuary · Aiken · ~44 km

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