May Pond
About
May Pond is a boat launch in Mingo National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Missouri, about 4 miles from the town of Puxico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the refuge. The launch gives boaters a put-in on May Pond within the refuge. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to get on the water. Typical averages from the nearby Wappapello Dam weather station run from highs near 68°F in April to around 80°F in September, while July highs average about 88°F. Other spots close by include the Bluff Trail, about 3.6 miles away, and Mingo Creek, a canoeing route about 5 miles off. Peoples Creek has pier fishing roughly 5.6 miles away, and Lake Wappapello, about 7 miles away, offers lake fishing.
Launch Details
Managed by
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Location
Wappapello
Missouri
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Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 68–84°F and lows of 46–65°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Wappapello Dam, MO weather station, 7.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan42° high24° low
- Feb47° high28° low
- Mar56° high36° low
- Apr68° high46° low
- May76° high56° low
- Jun84° high65° low
- Jul88° high69° low
- Aug87° high67° low
- Sep80° high60° low
- Oct69° high47° low
- Nov56° high36° low
- Dec45° high28° low
Where it is
- Mingo National Wildlife Refuge · Public land
- Nearest town
- Puxico, Missouri · 4.2 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Bluff TrailHiking3.6 mi
- Mingo CreekCanoeing5.1 mi
- Peoples CreekPier fishing5.6 mi
- Eagle Point Recreation AreaLake fishing6.3 mi
- Spillway Recreation AreaLake fishing7 mi
- Lake WappapelloLake fishing7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
