Cow Pond

Cow 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 Cow 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 Cow Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.22599, -82.42424. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cow Pond

• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~11 km · Must-see
• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~25 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~29 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Clinch River State Park · sanctuary · Russell · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Stony Creek · sanctuary · Letcher · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~50 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~51 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~52 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~52 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cow Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cow Pond

• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~9 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Lake · lake · Russell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~74 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~88 km · Must-see
• Fort Patrick Henry Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~102 km · Must-see
• South Holston Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~103 km · Must-see

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