Big Pond

Big 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 Big 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 Big Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.35837, -80.43959. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Pond

• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Giles · ~3 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~7 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~10 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~13 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~19 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain East Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~22 km · Must-see
• Peters Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Giles · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pedlar Hills Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sinking Creek Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Poor Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Shawvers Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Pond

• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~10 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Summers · ~50 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~53 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bluestone Lake · lake · Summers · ~64 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~86 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~90 km · Must-see

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