Braley Pond

Braley 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 Braley 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 Braley Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.28804, -79.30323. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Braley Pond

• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~30 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~32 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~32 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~43 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Braley Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Braley Pond

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~25 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~86 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~111 km · Must-see
• Stony River Reservoir · lake · Garrett · ~118 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~122 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Greenbrier · ~124 km · Must-see
• Mount Storm Lake · lake · Garrett · ~125 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~140 km · Must-see

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