Saunders Pond Dam

Saunders Pond Dam: 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 Saunders Pond Dam

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 Saunders Pond Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.14405, -79.61924. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saunders Pond Dam

• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~8 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~14 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~17 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~23 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Star · attraction · Roanoke · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mill Mountain Zoo · park · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~42 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · park · Roanoke · ~42 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Saunders Pond Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Saunders Pond Dam

• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~8 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carvins Cove Natural Reserve · lake · Monroe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Spring Hollow Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~63 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~100 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster · lake · Monroe · ~106 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~108 km · Must-see

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