Bacon Pond

Bacon 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Bacon Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Bacon Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.64278, -79.58049. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bacon Pond

• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Rockingham · ~27 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (VA) · sanctuary · Henry · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (NC) · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~50 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~57 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~58 km · Must-see
• Haw River State Park · park · Guilford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~61 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~67 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Layton Bacon Dam · lake · Pittsylvania · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bacon Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bacon Pond

• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~57 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~60 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~62 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Belews Creek Dam · lake · Rockingham · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~81 km · Must-see
• Cane Creek Resevoir Dam · lake · Orange · ~104 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~105 km · Must-see
• Lake Michie · lake · Durham · ~105 km · Must-see

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