Polishing Pond

Polishing 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 Polishing 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 Polishing Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.44716, -77.42677. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Polishing Pond

• Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker · fort · Chesterfield · ~2 km · Must-see
• Drewrys Bluff Church · church · Chesterfield · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Richmond · ~11 km · Must-see
• Great Shiplock Park · park · Richmond · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chimborazo Park · park · Richmond · ~11 km · Must-see
• Virginia Holocaust Museum · museum · Richmond · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Church · church · Richmond · ~12 km · Must-see
• Triple Crossing · attraction · Richmond · ~12 km · Must-see
• WRVA Building · attraction · Richmond · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dutch Gap Historical Park · sanctuary · Chesterfield · ~12 km · Must-see
• Brown's Island · park · Richmond · ~12 km · Must-see
• Henricus · fort · Henrico · ~12 km · Must-see
• Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District · fort · Richmond · ~12 km · Must-see
• Richmond National Battlefield Park · sanctuary · Henrico · ~12 km · Must-see
• American Civil War Museum · museum · Richmond · ~12 km · Must-see
• James Monroe's tomb · fort · Richmond · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gambles Hill Park · park · Richmond · ~13 km · Must-see
• First African Baptist Church · church · Richmond · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Polishing Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Polishing Pond

• Swift Creek Reservoir · lake · Chesterfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery · lake · Charles City · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Chesdin · lake · Dinwiddie · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Powell · lake · James City · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Charles · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Pendleton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Lake State Park · lake · Cumberland · ~94 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna · lake · Louisa · ~98 km · Must-see
• City Reservoir Dam · lake · Newport News · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lake Anna State Park · lake · Spotsylvania · ~104 km · Must-see

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