Flax Pond

Flax 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 Flax 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 Flax Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.48278, -70.95201. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flax Pond

• Breeds Pond Outlet Dam · lake · Essex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mary Baker Eddy House · fort · Essex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lynn Heritage State Park · church · Essex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lynn Woods Reservation · sanctuary · Essex · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site · park · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ropes Mansion · fort · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
• First Church in Salem · church · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
• Derby Wharf Light · beach · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
• Egg Rock · river spot · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · river spot · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Revere Beach · beach · Suffolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Seaside Park · park · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Spring Pond Dam · lake · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Miller · fort · Essex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Pickering Light · fort · Essex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Salem Willows Park · park · Essex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Old North Church · church · Essex · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Sewall · fort · Essex · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flax Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Flax Pond

• Breeds Pond Outlet Dam · lake · Essex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Spring Pond Dam · lake · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ell Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Quannapowitt · lake · Middlesex · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spot Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~15 km · Must-see
• Amelia Earhart Dam · lake · Middlesex · ~18 km · Must-see
• New Charles River Dam · lake · Suffolk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lewis Wharf Marina · lake · Suffolk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Horn Pond Dam · lake · Middlesex · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mystic Dam · lake · Middlesex · ~21 km · Must-see

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