Mill Pond

Mill 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 Mill 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 Mill Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.79472, -76.80000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mill Pond

• Neusiok Trail · sanctuary · Craven · ~8 km · Must-see
• Theodore Roosevelt State Natural Area · sanctuary · Carteret · ~14 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Maritime Museum · museum · Carteret · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bogue Sound · lake · Carteret · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Macon · fort · Carteret · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson Estuarine Sanctuary · sanctuary · Carteret · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pocosin Wilderness · sanctuary · Carteret · ~24 km · Must-see
• Croatan National Forest · sanctuary · Craven · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pond Pine Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sheep Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Craven · ~31 km · Must-see
• Harkers Island · river spot · Carteret · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout Lighthouse · viewpoint · Carteret · ~40 km · Must-see
• Catfish Lake South Wilderness · lake · Jones · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hammocks Beach State Park · beach · Onslow · ~43 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Craven · ~51 km · Must-see
• Historic Tryon Palace · fort · Craven · ~51 km · Must-see
• First Church of Christ, Scientist · church · Craven · ~51 km · Must-see
• Centenary United Methodist Church · church · Craven · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mill Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mill Pond

• Bogue Sound · lake · Carteret · ~19 km · Must-see
• Catfish Lake South Wilderness · lake · Jones · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pamlico Sound · lake · Hyde · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattamuskeet · lake · Hyde · ~120 km · Must-see
• New Lake · lake · Hyde · ~126 km · Must-see
• Pungo Lake · lake · Washington · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lake Phelps · lake · Washington · ~138 km · Must-see
• Great Lake Recreation Site · lake · Craven · ~30 km
• Catfish Lake Waterfowl Impoundment · lake · Jones · ~45 km
• Lake Catherine · lake · Onslow · ~87 km

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