Herring Pond

Herring 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 Herring 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 Herring Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.82548, -69.98610. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herring Pond

• Penniman House · attraction · Barnstable · ~2 km · Must-see
• Skiff Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~2 km · Must-see
• Doane Rock · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~4 km · Must-see
• Coast Guard Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~5 km · Must-see
• French Cable Station Museum · museum · Barnstable · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cooks Brook Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~5 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Light #1 · beach · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Light #2 · beach · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Three Sisters Light #3 · beach · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nauset Light Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nauset Light · fort · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Eldredge Park · park · Barnstable · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nauset Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tawasentha Hill · viewpoint · Barnstable · ~8 km · Must-see
• Flax Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marconi Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~9 km · Must-see
• Nickerson State Park · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herring Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Herring Pond

• Flax Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~9 km · Must-see
• Higgin's Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Cliff Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~10 km · Must-see
• Great Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~16 km · Must-see
• Scargo Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~23 km · Must-see
• Follins Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wequaquet Lake · lake · Barnstable · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shubael Pond · lake · Barnstable · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ship Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~57 km · Must-see
• Savery Pond · lake · Plymouth · ~58 km · Must-see

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