Bissonnette Pond Dam

Bissonnette Pond Dam: 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 Bissonnette Pond Dam

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 Bissonnette Pond Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.92253, -72.22038. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bissonnette Pond Dam

• Lake Chaffee · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Snow Hill · viewpoint · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Boston Hollow · viewpoint · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nye-Holman State Forest · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Nipmuck State Forest · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ashford Lake · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hole in the Wall Gang Camp · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Burley Hill · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bigelow Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~14 km · Must-see
• Natchaug Trail · trek · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mashapaug Pond · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hicks-Stearns Family Museum · museum · Capitol Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coney Rock Preserve · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shenipsit State Forest · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fifty Foot Cliff · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chaplin Historic District · fort · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Peaked Mountain · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bissonnette Pond Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bissonnette Pond Dam

• Lake Chaffee · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ashford Lake · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mashapaug Pond · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Shenipsit Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Hollow Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Coventry Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• West Thompson Lake · lake · Providence · ~33 km · Must-see
• Walker Pond · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~34 km · Must-see
• Quaboag Pond · lake · Worcester · ~41 km · Must-see
• Quaddick Reservoir · lake · Providence · ~42 km · Must-see

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