Murphys Pond

Murphys Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Murphys Pond

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Murphys Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.98994, -83.85720. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphys Pond

• Lake Murphy · lake · Colquitt · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dawson Street Residential Historic District · church · Thomas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pebble Hill Plantation · museum · Thomas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tired Creek Reservoir Dam · lake · Grady · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Miccosukee · lake · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Miccosukee United Methodist Church · church · Leon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Iamonia · lake · Grady · ~63 km · Must-see
• Central Church of Christ · church · Jefferson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hall Island · lake · Leon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Letchworth-Love Mounds Archaeological State Park · park · Jefferson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Monkey Business · lake · Leon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lanes Pond · lake · Lowndes · ~70 km · Must-see
• Viking Voyage · temple · Lowndes · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wild Adventures · park · Lowndes · ~74 km · Must-see
• Swamp Thing · temple · Lowndes · ~74 km · Must-see
• Power of the Past · museum · Thomas · ~13 km
• Lake Riverside Dam · lake · Thomas · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphys Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Murphys Pond

• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park · sanctuary · Leon · ~80 km · Must-see
• Chehaw State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site · sanctuary · Irwin · ~109 km · Must-see
• Twin Rivers WMA · sanctuary · Madison · ~114 km · Must-see
• Suwannee River State Park · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~117 km · Must-see
• Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~118 km · Must-see
• Econfina River State Park · sanctuary · Taylor · ~129 km · Must-see
• Apalachee Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~133 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~133 km · Must-see
• Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Wakulla · ~134 km · Must-see

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