Staples Millpond

Staples Millpond: 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 Staples Millpond

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 Staples Millpond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.60240, -77.49343. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Staples Millpond

• Bryan Park · fort · Richmond · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Henrico · ~3 km · Must-see
• Wilton House Museum · museum · Richmond · ~6 km · Must-see
• Science Museum of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~6 km · Must-see
• Confederate Memorial Chapel · church · Richmond · ~7 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Richmond · ~7 km · Must-see
• Agecroft Hall · fort · Richmond · ~7 km · Must-see
• Virginia Randolph Museum · museum · Henrico · ~8 km · Must-see
• Byrd Park · park · Richmond · ~9 km · Must-see
• Monroe Park · sanctuary · Richmond · ~9 km · Must-see
• Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia · museum · Richmond · ~9 km · Must-see
• Site of J.E.B Stuart's Death · fort · Richmond · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Almshouse · fort · Richmond · ~10 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gambles Hill Park · park · Richmond · ~11 km · Must-see
• American Civil War Museum · museum · Richmond · ~11 km · Must-see
• Richmond Virginia Temple · church · Henrico · ~11 km · Must-see
• Meadow Farm Museum · museum · Henrico · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Staples Millpond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Staples Millpond

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~49 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~97 km · Must-see
• Gardy's Millpond · lake · Northumberland · ~112 km · Must-see

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