Helmke Pond

Helmke 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 Helmke 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 Helmke Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.57053, -119.69777. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Helmke Pond

• Selma · church · Esmeralda · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kingsburg · church · Esmeralda · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fresno Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Esmeralda · ~24 km · Must-see
• Reedley Beach · church · Esmeralda · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo · church · Mineral · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo · sanctuary · Fresno · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kearney Park · park · Mineral · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clovis Botanical Garden · church · Esmeralda · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hanford · church · Esmeralda · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dinuba · church · Esmeralda · ~35 km · Must-see
• Peoples Church · church · Fresno · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lemoore · church · Esmeralda · ~39 km · Must-see
• Forestiere Underground Gardens · attraction · Fresno · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jesse Morrow Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fresno California Temple · church · Fresno · ~40 km · Must-see
• Woodward Park · park · Mineral · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Fresno · ~53 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin City Park · park · Fresno · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Helmke Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Helmke Pond

• Pine Flat Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~55 km · Must-see
• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Kaweah · lake · Esmeralda · ~81 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~89 km · Must-see
• Hume Lake · lake · Fresno · ~93 km · Must-see
• Hume Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~93 km · Must-see
• Balsam Forebay · lake · Esmeralda · ~96 km · Must-see
• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~97 km · Must-see
• Tulare Lake · lake · Kings · ~99 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Fresno · ~104 km · Must-see

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