Thackets Ponds

Thackets Ponds: 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 Thackets Ponds

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 Thackets Ponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.12543, -77.18525. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thackets Ponds

• Petersburg National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Petersburg · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dendron Swamp State Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~26 km · Must-see
• Upper Weyanoke · fort · Charles City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grant's Cabin · fort · Hopewell · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pocahontas Island · fort · Colonial Heights · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Clifton Park · fort · Colonial Heights · ~29 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Pocahontas · fort · Prince George · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~37 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Smith's Fort Plantation · fort · Surry · ~41 km · Must-see
• Susan Constant · fort · James City · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Settlement · museum · James City · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tercentenary Statue · attraction · James City · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Island · river spot · James City · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thackets Ponds

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Thackets Ponds

• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~69 km · Must-see
• The Mariners' Lake · lake · Newport News · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~126 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~126 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~133 km · Must-see

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