Prather Pond

Prather 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 Prather 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 Prather Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.55044, -119.75108. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prather Pond

• Selma · church · Esmeralda · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kingsburg · church · Esmeralda · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fresno Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Esmeralda · ~25 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 · ~31 km · Must-see
• Reedley Beach · church · Esmeralda · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hanford · church · Esmeralda · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lemoore · church · Esmeralda · ~35 km · Must-see
• Clovis Botanical Garden · church · Esmeralda · ~37 km · Must-see
• Forestiere Underground Gardens · attraction · Fresno · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fresno California Temple · church · Fresno · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dinuba · church · Esmeralda · ~40 km · Must-see
• Peoples Church · church · Fresno · ~40 km · Must-see
• Woodward Park · park · Mineral · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jesse Morrow Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~46 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin City Park · park · Fresno · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Fresno · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prather Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Prather Pond

• Pine Flat Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~62 km · Must-see
• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Kaweah · lake · Esmeralda · ~86 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~95 km · Must-see
• Tulare Lake · lake · Kings · ~96 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Fresno · ~97 km · Must-see
• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~98 km · Must-see
• Hume Lake · lake · Fresno · ~100 km · Must-see
• Hume Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~100 km · Must-see
• Balsam Forebay · lake · Esmeralda · ~101 km · Must-see

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