Ryder Pond

Ryder 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 Ryder 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 Ryder Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.96684, -70.03026. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ryder Pond

• Bound Brook Island · river spot · Barnstable · ~4 km · Must-see
• Great Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~5 km · Must-see
• Griffin Island · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mayo Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cahoon Hollow Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tom Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• White Crest Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• Samuel Smith Tavern Site · fort · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• Corn Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• Jenny Lind Tower · attraction · Barnstable · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Beach Hill · beach · Barnstable · ~10 km · Must-see
• Highland/Cape Cod Light · beach · Barnstable · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marconi Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~13 km · Must-see
• Billingsgate Shoal · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cooks Brook Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cape Cod National Seashore · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~15 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Light #3 · beach · Barnstable · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ryder Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ryder Pond

• Great Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~5 km · Must-see
• Flax Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~28 km · Must-see
• Higgin's Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~29 km · Must-see
• Little Cliff Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~29 km · Must-see
• Scargo Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~35 km · Must-see
• Follins Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wequaquet Lake · lake · Barnstable · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ship Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fresh Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~55 km · Must-see

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