Mitchells Pond

Mitchells Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Mitchells Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mitchells Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.62390, -77.67317. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchells Pond

• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Halifax · ~42 km · Must-see
• St. Mark's Episcopal Church · church · Halifax · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chub Sandhill Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Sussex · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd · church · Mecklenburg · ~67 km · Must-see
• Whitaker Chapel · church · Halifax · ~68 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mitchells Dam · lake · Greensville · ~3 km
• Doyles Dam · lake · Greensville · ~3 km
• Smiths Dam · lake · Greensville · ~6 km
• Robinson Dam · lake · Greensville · ~11 km
• Rainey Dam · lake · Greensville · ~12 km
• Meherrin River Reservoir · lake · Emporia · ~16 km
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Emporia · ~17 km
• Meherrin River Park Complex · park · Emporia · ~18 km
• Roanoke Rapids Lake Dam · lake · Halifax · ~20 km
• Roanoke Rapids Lake · lake · Greensville · ~21 km
• Roanoke Canal Museum · museum · Halifax · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchells Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mitchells Pond

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~44 km · Must-see
• Turners Pond Dam · lake · Northampton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~89 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~94 km · Must-see
• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~112 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~114 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~134 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lake Drummond · lake · Chesapeake · ~134 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake Dam · lake · Wilson · ~139 km · Must-see

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