Stark Pond

Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.36064, -79.27557. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stark Pond

• Wild Oak National Recreation Trail · trek · Augusta · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ramsey's Draft Wilderness · sanctuary · Augusta · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ugly Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fort Edward Johnson · fort · Preston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Reddish Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Shenandoah Mountain · viewpoint · Highland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Augusta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elliott Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~27 km · Must-see
• Evick Knob · viewpoint · Preston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Preston · ~33 km · Must-see
• Socrates Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hayfields State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Hill Park · park · Preston · ~35 km · Must-see
• Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library · sanctuary · Preston · ~37 km · Must-see
• Staunton National Cemetery · sanctuary · Staunton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Folly Mills Creek Fen Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Preston · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Stark Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Stark Pond

• Brushy Fork Lake · lake · Preston · ~15 km · Must-see
• Spruce Knob Lake · lake · Randolph · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Moomaw · lake · Greenbrier · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood · lake · Greenbrier · ~94 km · Must-see
• Trout Pond · lake · Allegany · ~101 km · Must-see
• Stony River Reservoir · lake · Garrett · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mount Storm Lake · lake · Garrett · ~115 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Greenbrier · ~128 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Allegany · ~130 km · Must-see
• Warden Lake · lake · Hardy · ~130 km · Must-see

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